Megalops atlanticus

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Megalops atlanticus

Taxonavigation

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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: Megalopidae
Genus: Megalops
Species: Megalops atlanticus

Name

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Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847

  • Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3177 (1) Santo Domingo, A.8839 (1, dry) Guadeloupe, A-8840 (1, dry) Martinique.

Type locality: Antilles (Guadeloupe, Martinique Island, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico) and Brazil.

Synonyms

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Atlantischer Tarpun
English: Atlantic tarpon
日本語: ターポン
Nederlands: Tarpoen
ไทย: ปลาแอตแลนติกทาร์ปอน

References

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  • Guindon, K., Neidig, C., Tringali, M., Gray, S., King, T., Gardinal, C. & Kurth, B., 2015: An overview of the tarpon genetic recapture study in Florida – a citizen science success story. Environmental Biology of Fishes, First online: 09 September 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-015-0440-2
  • Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A.; 1847: Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-neuvième. Suite du livre dix-neuvième. Brochets ou Lucioïdes. Livre vingtième. De quelques familles de Malacoptérygiens, intermédiaires entre les Brochets et les Clupes. P. Bertrand, Paris. 19: i-xix + 1-544 + 6 pp., Pls. 554-590 [not 520-556].
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