| Family: |
Elopidae (Tenpounders) |
| Max. size: |
44 cm (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: coasts of the Americas, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal soft rays: 16-19; Vertebrae: 73-80. This species is distinguished from Elops saurus in the number of vertebrae 73-80 but usually 75-78 vs. 79-87, often 81-85, respectively (vs. E. senegalensis 67, E. machnata 63-64, and E. hawaiensis 68-70). This species has a lower gill raker count , 10-15 on lower limb of the first arch (vs. E. affinis 16-20 and E. lacerta 17-19) (Ref. 83481). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in a wide range of salinities; mature adults and early-life history stages in offshore marine habitats and where spawning is presumed to occur; and transforming larvae and subadults in estuaries, as far up as the oligohaline zone, as well as hypersaline lagoons (Ref. 83481). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 30 March 2011 Ref. (124695)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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