Scientific Name	Uraspis uraspis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Günther, 1860)	Depth	50 - 130M
Chinese	白口尾甲鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	白口尾甲鰺
Max Length	28 cm FL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	瓜仔、正沖鰺
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Amboina
Synonyms	Caranx guptae, Caranx uraspis, Leucoglossa herklotsi, Uraspis carangoides, Uraspis pectoralis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Smith, J. L. B. 1962 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055463. ASIZP0055464. ASIZP0056709. ASIZP0060364. ASIZP0070973. ASIZP0076066. ASIZP0804176. ASIZP0914176. NMMBP00503. NMMBP00594. NMMBP01136. NMMBP01858. NMMSTP01032. NTUM07283.
Common Name	Whitemouth trevally; Whitetongue jack; Bassett-hulls trevally
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. VII-VIII (the posterior 1 or 2 embedded and not apparent), I+25-27; A. 0 (detached spines embedded and not apparent), I+20; P. i+20-21; G.R. 5-6+13-16; CLS. 73-80 scales, 0-4 scutes; SLS. 36-39 all scutes; vertebrate 10+14. Breast naked ventrally to orgin of pelvic fin; laterally, naked area of breast extends to naked base of pectoral fin. Lateral line becoming to below 15-16 ray of the second dorsal fin. Tongue, roof and floor of mouth white or cream-coloured, the rest blue-black; body and head dusky to black dorsally, shading to dusky or pale grey ventrally; juveniles and occasionally adults with 6 dusky or blue-black bars, which are about twice the width of pale interspaces and much more distinct on ventral half of body below the level of lateral line (bars evident on specimens as large as 22.5 cm fork length and absent on specimens as small as 12 cm); second dorsal fin pale hyaline proximally with distal areas dusky posteriorly; anal fin yellow-white hyaline with distal areas dusky, especially posteriorly; in small specimens of 8 to 13 cm fork length, pelvic fins whitish with distal half of one third black, at sizes larger than 13 cm entire fin becoming pale white; caudal fin pale to dusky with trailing edges dusky.
habitats	Occurs in the continental shelf. Forms schools in depths from 50 to at least 130 m. Feeds on epibenthic crustaceans and cephalopods.
Distribution	Distributed in tropical waters of Indo-Pacific. It is occasionally in eastern to southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Excellent food fish; marketed fresh