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{{Speciesbox | {{Distinguish|text=the milk-cap mushroom genus ''[[Biology:Lactarius|Lactarius]]''}} | ||
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| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Eocene|recent}} | | fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Eocene|recent}} | ||
| image = Lactarius lactarius 02.jpg | | image = Lactarius lactarius 02.jpg | ||
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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 = | | species = lactarius | ||
| authority = (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) | | authority = (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) | ||
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* ''Platylepes'' <small>Swainson, 1839</small> | * ''Platylepes'' <small>Swainson, 1839</small> | ||
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The '''false trevally''' ('''''Lactarius lactarius''''') is a species of [[Biology: | 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 | 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 {{ | 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 | File:FalseTrevally 2.jpg|Close-up of False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center | ||
Lactarius delicatulus Ford 53.jpg|False | Lactarius delicatulus Ford 53.jpg|False trevally illustration | ||
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{{Taxonbar|from=Q1787410}} | {{Taxonbar|from=Q1787410}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Carangiformes]] | ||
{{Sourceattribution|False trevally}} | {{Sourceattribution|False trevally}} | ||
Latest revision as of 05:43, 19 July 2025
Short description: Species of ray-finned fish
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| Lactarius lactarius | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Lactarius lactarius (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
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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
False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center, Andhra Pradesh, India
Close-up of False trevallies in Visakhapatnam Landing Center
False trevally illustration
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lactarius lactarius" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1787410 entry
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