CARANGIDAE Ulua mentalis, 7.8 cm SL (photo by Koichi Shibukawa) Ulua mentalis, 9.8 cm SL (from Lombok, Indonesia; photo by Seishi Kimura) Ulua mentalis (Cuvier, 1833) Longrakered Trevally D VIII + I, 21-22; A II + I, 17-18; GR 23-27 + 51-61 = 74-86; V 10+14. Body deep, strongly compressed; dorsal profile almost equally convex with ventral profile in juveniles, but more strongly convex in adults. Hind tip of upper jaw reaching to level of anterior margin of eye; teeth on both jaws small, pointed in a single row in adults, or in a irregular row or a narrow band in juveniles. Posterior 2 or 3 spines in first dorsal fin and detached anal fin spines usually embedded. Breast widely naked to pectoral fin base and insertion of pelvic fins. Straight part of lateral line entirely with 24-39 scutes. Color: body silvery blue-green dorsally, silvery white ventrally; juveniles with 7-8 dark bands laterally. Size: maximum length 1 m. Distribution: widely distributed in Indo-West Pacific, from South Africa to northeastern Australia, north to Taiwan. Remarks: occurring in shallow coastal waters. Feeds on crustaceans and fishes. Marketed fresh or dried.