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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Short description|Species of ray-finned fish}}
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{{Distinguish|text=the milk-cap mushroom genus ''[[Biology:Lactarius|Lactarius]]''}}
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| image = Lactarius lactarius 02.jpg  
| image = Lactarius lactarius 02.jpg
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| image_caption = Lactarius lactarius
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| grandparent_authority = Boulenger, 1904 <ref name = VDLEF>{{cite journal | author1 = Richard van der Laan | author2 = William N. Eschmeyer | author3 = Ronald Fricke | name-list-style = amp |year=2014 | title = Family-group names of Recent fishes | url = https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3882.1.1/10480 | journal = Zootaxa | volume = 3882 | issue =2 | pages = 001–230}}</ref>
| grandparent_authority = Boulenger, 1904 <ref name = VDLEF>{{cite journal | author1 = Richard van der Laan | author2 = William N. Eschmeyer | author3 = Ronald Fricke | name-list-style = amp |year=2014 | title = Family-group names of Recent fishes | url = https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3882.1.1/10480 | journal = Zootaxa | volume = 3882 | issue =2 | pages = 001–230}}</ref>
| parent_authority = Valenciennes, 1833<ref name = CofF>{{Cof record |genid=1353|title=Lactarius|access-date=5 November 2020}}</ref>
| parent_authority = Valenciennes, 1833<ref name = CofF>{{Cof record |genid=1353|title=Lactarius|access-date=5 November 2020}}</ref>
| genus= Lactarius (fish)
| genus = Lactarius (fish)
| species = lactarius
| species = lactarius
| authority = (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
| authority = (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
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Genus:
* ''Platylepes'' <small>Swainson, 1839</small>
* ''Platylepes'' <small>Swainson, 1839</small>
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The '''false trevally''' ('''''Lactarius lactarius''''') is a species of [[Biology:Fish|fish]] in the family Lactariidae, currently the sole member of the family.<ref name=FishBase>{{FishBase|genus=Lactarius|species=lactarius|month=October|year=2013}}</ref>
The '''false trevally''' ('''''Lactarius lactarius''''') is a species of [[Biology:Carangiformes|carangiform]] [[Biology:Ray-finned fish|ray-finned fish]] in the family Lactariidae, currently the sole member of the family.<ref name=FishBase>{{FishBase|genus=Lactarius|species=lactarius|month=October|year=2013}}</ref>


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
The false trevally is native to the [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]] and from [[Place:East Africa|East Africa]] to [[Place:Southeast Asia|Southeast Asia]], and in the western [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]] from {{wipe|Japan}} to Queensland, Australia.  It is a coastal species, occurring in marine and brackish waters at depths of from {{convert|15|to|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It is an important species to local commercial fisheries.<ref name=FishBase/>
The false trevally is native to the [[Earth:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]] and from [[Place:East Africa|East Africa]] to [[Place:Southeast Asia|Southeast Asia]], and in the western [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]] from [[Earth:Japan|Japan]] to Queensland, Australia.  It is a coastal species, occurring in marine and brackish waters at depths of from {{cvt|15|to|100|m|ft}}. It is an important species to local commercial fisheries.<ref name=FishBase/>


==Description==
==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 {{convert|40|cm|in|abbr=on}}, though most do not exceed {{convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name=FishBase/>
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 {{cvt|40|cm|in}}, though most do not exceed {{cvt|30|cm|in}}.<ref name=FishBase/>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:FalseTrevally.jpg|False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center, Andhra Pradesh, India
File:FalseTrevally.jpg|False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center, Andhra Pradesh, India
File:FalseTrevally 2.jpg|False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center, Andhra Pradesh, India
File:FalseTrevally 2.jpg|Close-up of False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center
Lactarius delicatulus Ford 53.jpg|False trevallies illustration
Lactarius delicatulus Ford 53.jpg|False trevally illustration
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Percoidea]]
[[Category:Carangiformes]]
[[Category:Monotypic fish genera]]






{{Sourceattribution|False trevally}}
{{Sourceattribution|False trevally}}

Latest revision as of 05:43, 19 July 2025

Short description: Species of ray-finned fish

False trevally
Temporal range: Eocene–recent
Lactarius lactarius 02.jpg
Lactarius lactarius
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Superfamily: Percoidea
Family: Lactariidae
Boulenger, 1904 [2]
Genus: Lactarius
Valenciennes, 1833[1]
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.[3]

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.[3]

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).[3]

Gallery

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Lactarius". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=1353. 
  2. Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer; Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa 3882 (2): 001–230. https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3882.1.1/10480. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lactarius lactarius" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1787410 entry