Elops

Elops sp.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elopiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Elopiformes

Familia: Elopidae
Genus: Elops
Species: E. affinis – E. hawaiensis – E. lacerta – E. machnata – E. saurus – E. senegalensis – E. smithi

nom

Elops Linnaeus, 1766: 518

Type species: Elops saurus Linnaeus 1766, Type by monotypy.

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1766: Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1–532.

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• McBride, R.S. , C.R. Rocha, R. Ruiz-Carus and B. W. Bowen 2010: A new species of ladyfish, of the genus Elops (Elopiformes: Elopidae), from the western Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa, 2346: 29–41.

Links

• Elops – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Springers
English: Ladyfishes and tenpounders
español: Malachos
日本語: カライワシ属
ไทย: ปลาตาเหลือก, ปลาตาเหลือกยาว
Türkçe: Hanım balığı