False trevally
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| Family: | Lactariidae Boulenger, 1904
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| Genus: | Lactarius Valenciennes, 1833
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| Species: | L. lactarius
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| Lactarius lactarius (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
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The false trevally, Lactarius lactarius, not to be confused with the milk-cap mushroom genus Lactarius, is species of fish in the family Lactariidae, currently the sole member of the family.[1]
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.[1]
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).[1]
Gallery
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False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center, Andhra Pradesh, India -
False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center, Andhra Pradesh, India -
False trevallies illustration
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Lactarius lactarius" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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