False trevally
Lactarius lactarius
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: DD - Data Deficient - not enough data to assess extinction risk
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Lactariidae
- Genus
- Lactarius
Where to Find
Found in 6 diving areas across 4 countries and 2 regions.
- Hikkaduwa & South Coast, Sri Lanka - 2 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 7 records
- Halmahera, Indonesia - 5 records
- Sumatra, Indonesia - 4 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 2 records
- Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 2 records