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(Redirected from Lactarius lactarius) Species of ray-finned fish Not to be confused with the milk-cap mushroom genus Lactarius.

False trevally
Temporal range: Eocene–recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Lactarius lactarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Centropomoidei
Family: Lactariidae
Boulenger, 1904
Genus: Lactarius
Valenciennes, 1833
Species: L. lactarius
Binomial name
Lactarius lactarius
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Platylepes Swainson, 1839

Species:

  • Scomber lactarius Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
  • Lactarius delicatulus Valenciennes, 1833
  • Lactarius burmanicus Lloyd, 1907

The false trevally (Lactarius lactarius) is a species of carangiform ray-finned fish in the family Lactariidae, currently the sole member of the family.

Distribution

The false trevally is native to the Indian Ocean and from East Africa to Southeast Asia, and in the western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Queensland, Australia. It is a coastal species, occurring in marine and brackish waters at depths of from 15 to 100 m (49 to 328 ft). It is an important species to local commercial fisheries.

Description

This fish is colored silvery-grey on the upper parts with blue iridescence dorsally and a dusky black spot on the upper gill cover. The underparts are colored silvery-white. The fins are pale yellow. This species can reach a length of 40 cm (16 in), though most do not exceed 30 cm (12 in).

Gallery

  • False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center, Andhra Pradesh, India False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center, Andhra Pradesh, India False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • False trevally illustration False trevally illustration

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lactarius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lactarius lactarius". FishBase. October 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Lactarius lactarius


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