WoRMS taxon details
Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801)
218449 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218449)
accepted
Species
Caranx helvolus (Forster, 1801) · unaccepted
Caranx micropterus Rüppell, 1836 · unaccepted
Leucoglossa candens Jordan, Evermann & Wakiya, 1927 · unaccepted
Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801 · unaccepted
Uraspis helvolus (Forster, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 35 [details]
page(s): 35 [details]
Description Schooling species. Inhabits sandy bottoms at the foot of the edge of the outer reefs, continental coasts and around...
Description Schooling species. Inhabits sandy bottoms at the foot of the edge of the outer reefs, continental coasts and around islands. Is mainly nocturnal (Ref. 4887). Marketed fresh and salted/dried (Ref. 9283). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218449 on 2025-09-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 35 [details]
original description (of Leucoglossa candens Jordan, Evermann & Wakiya, 1927) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann, B. W.; Tanaka, S. (1927). Notes on new or rare fishes from Hawaii. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4).</em> v. 16 (no. 20): 649-680, Pls. 22-24. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 35 [details]
original description (of Leucoglossa candens Jordan, Evermann & Wakiya, 1927) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann, B. W.; Tanaka, S. (1927). Notes on new or rare fishes from Hawaii. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4).</em> v. 16 (no. 20): 649-680, Pls. 22-24. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Schooling species. Inhabits sandy bottoms at the foot of the edge of the outer reefs, continental coasts and around islands. Is mainly nocturnal (Ref. 4887). Marketed fresh and salted/dried (Ref. 9283). [details]Remark = Uraspis secunda [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | whitemouth jack | [details] |
| Japanese | オキアジ | [details] |
| Spanish | jurel lengua blanca | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leucoglossa candens Jordan, Evermann & Wakiya, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Caranx helvolus (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Uraspis helvolus (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Caranx micropterus Rüppell, 1836)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Caranx helvolus (Forster, 1801))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Uraspis helvola)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx micropterus Rüppell, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Leucoglossa candens Jordan, Evermann & Wakiya, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Uraspis helvolus (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx helvolus (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 66 proteins) (from synonym Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 66 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Scomber helvolus Forster in Bloch & Schneider, 1801; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2528692) (from synonym Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uraspis helvola FIN027576 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uraspis helvola USNM 405224 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leucoglossa candens Jordan, Evermann & Wakiya, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Caranx helvolus (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Uraspis helvolus (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Caranx micropterus Rüppell, 1836)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Caranx helvolus (Forster, 1801))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Uraspis helvola)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx micropterus Rüppell, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Leucoglossa candens Jordan, Evermann & Wakiya, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Uraspis helvolus (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx helvolus (Forster, 1801))
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 66 proteins) (from synonym Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 66 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Scomber helvolus Forster in Bloch & Schneider, 1801; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2528692) (from synonym Scomber helvolus Forster, 1801)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uraspis helvola FIN027576 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uraspis helvola USNM 405224 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
