Scientific Name	Ulua mentalis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1833)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	短絲羽鰓鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	短絲羽鰓鰺
Max Length	70 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	瓜仔、絲口鰺、甘仔魚(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Red Sea
Synonyms	Caranx mandibularis, Caranx mentalis, Ulna mentalis, Ulua mandibularis, Ulua mandibulatis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Lin & Shao(1999)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1833 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999 Hiroyuki Motomura, Seishi Kimura etc. 2007
Specimen List	ASIZP0056737. ASIZP0056852. ASIZP0057705. ASIZP0058892. FMNH55365Holotype. FRIP21381. FRIP22073. NMMBP02171. NMMBP06298. NMMSTP01031. NTUM04842.
Common Name	Cale-cale trevally; Heavyjawed kingfish; Longrakered trevally; Heavy-jawed kingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. VIII, I+20-21; A. II, I+17-18; P. i+18-20; G.R. 25-26+55-57; CLS. 55-63; SLS. 3-6 scales, 28-36 scutes; vertebrate 10+14. Lower jaw much longer than upper in adults. Breast naked ventrally to behind pelvic fins; laterally, naked area of breast extends to naked base of peatoral fin (Fig. 1u). Lateral line becoming to below 10-12th ray of second dorsal fin. Middle rays of second fin do not extend to filament. Head and body blue-green dorsally, silvery below; diffuse dark blotch on upper margin of opercle in large specimens, faint or absent in young; adults with a dusky mark on cheek at angle of jaws; spinous dorsal and caudal fins dusky to black; second dorsal and anal fins pale green except leading edges and distal margins of fins dusky; cheeks, lower jaw, inside of mouth and tongue silver in small specimens; juveniles with 7 or 8 dark bands on body.
habitats	Inhabits shallow coastal waters. Juveniles feed on benthic crustaceans, while adults feed on crustaceans and fish.
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical waters of Indo-Pacific. It is occasionally found in the eastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Food fish; marketed fresh.