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Class: Teleostei
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Elopidae Tenpounders

Genus: Elops

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Elops affinis Machete Eastern Pacific 91 TL 1909
Elops hawaiensis Hawaiian ladyfish Indo-Pacific 120 SL 1909
Elops lacerta West African ladyfish Eastern Atlantic 100 TL 1847
Elops machnata Tenpounder Indo-Pacific 118 FL 1775
Elops saurus Ladyfish Western Atlantic 100 TL 1766
Elops senegalensis Senegalese ladyfish Eastern Atlantic 90 TL 1909
Elops smithi Malacho Western Atlantic 44 2010



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