Family Elopidae - Tenpounders
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Actinopterygii |
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No. in FishBase |
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Genera : 1 | Species : 7 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes |
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Environment |
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Fresh : Yes |
Brackish : Yes |
Marine : Yes |
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Division |
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Marine |
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Aquarium |
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none |
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First Fossil Record |
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lower
Cretaceous
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Ref.. Berg, L.S. 1958 | |
Remark |
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Chiefly marine; enter estuaries and freshwater, especially as juveniles. Distribution: tropical and subtropical waters. Body fusiform, oval, slightly compressed. Eyes big, partially covered with adipose eyelids. Mouth terminal, upper jaw extending to posterior border of eyes, lower jaw prominent, bony gular plate ventral between its two branches. Lateral line scales usually 95-120. Large pseudobranchiae. Branchiostegal rays 27-35. Usually 20-25 rays in dorsal fin; the last dorsal ray not produced. Rays in anal fin usually 13-18. Pelvic fin with usually 12-16 rays, inserted below or behind dorsal fin origin. Dorsal and anal with base in scaly sheath. Pectorals and pelvics with bony axillary projection. Vertebrae 63-79. Larval stage translucid. Gamefish. |
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Etymology |
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Greek, ellops = a kind of serpent ( Ref. 45335). |
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Reproductive guild |
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nonguarders |
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Typical activity level |
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active |
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Elopocephalai | Elopocephala | Elopomorpha | Elopiformes | Elopidae |
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In the column CofF, the digit indicates the status of synchronization with CofF: 0: Not checked; 1: Same status; 2: Different status; 3: Other combination; 4: Synonym in CofF; 5: Species/Subspecies issue; 6: Synonym of another species in CofF; 7: Not in CofF; 8: Should not be in CofF. The CofF version currently used is the one published on 23-07-2014 (Ref. 97102).
The list ordered as follows:
Please send comments and corrections if you detect errors or missing names.
Scientifc name | Status | Senior/Junior synonym | Combination | CofF |
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Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
! Elopidae saurus Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym | senior | original | |
Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775) | accepted | senior | new | |
Argentina machnata Forsskål, 1775 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Elops indicus Swainson, 1839 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Elops purpurascens Richardson, 1846 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Elops capensis Smith, 1838-47 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Elops saurus (non Linnaeus, 1766) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Elops hawaiensis (non Regan, 1909) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Elops lacerta Valenciennes, 1847 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Elops congicus Boulenger, 1898 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Elops affinis Regan, 1909 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Elops saurus (non Linnaeus, 1766) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
! Elops hawaiiensis Regan, 1909 | synonym | senior | original | |
Elops australis Regan, 1909 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Elops senegalensis Regan, 1909 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Elops saurus (non Linnaeus, 1766) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Elops smithi McBride, Rocha, Ruiz-Carus & Bowen, 2010 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |