Megalops atlanticus

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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: Megalopidae
Genus: Megalops
Species: Megalops atlanticus

Name

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

Megalops elongatus Girard, 1859

Vernacular names

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

References

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].

Links

Megalops atlanticus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
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