Family Elopidae - Tenpounders
Order : Elopiformes Elopidae Elopidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 1 | Species : 7 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record : lower   Cretaceous     Ref. Berg, L.S. 1958
Remark : 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.
Etymology : Greek, ellops = a kind of serpent ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level : active
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1984
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Elopocephalai | | Elopomorpha | | | | | | | | | | Elopiformes | | | Elopidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Elopidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766
acceptedseniororiginal
! Elopidae saurus Linnaeus, 1766
synonymseniorother
Elops machnata (Fabricius, 1775)
acceptedseniornew
Argentina machnata Fabricius, 1775
synonymseniororiginal
Elops indicus Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Elops purpurascens Richardson, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Elops capensis Smith, 1838-47
synonymjuniororiginal
Elops saurus (non Linnaeus, 1766)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Elops hawaiensis (non Regan, 1909)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Elops lacerta Valenciennes, 1847
acceptedseniororiginal
Elops congicus Boulenger, 1898
synonymjuniororiginal
Elops affinis Regan, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Elops saurus (non Linnaeus, 1766)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
! Elops hawaiiensis Regan, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
Elops australis Regan, 1909
synonymjuniororiginal
Elops senegalensis Regan, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Elops saurus (non Linnaeus, 1766)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Elops smithi McBride, Rocha, Ruiz-Carus & Bowen, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
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