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Elops senegalensis Regan, 1909

Senegalese ladyfish
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Senegal country information

Common names: Kaliss, Lak, Loul
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the syntypes of Elops senegalensis: 'St. louis, Senegal' (Ref. 101736). Known from Senegal River estuary (Ref. 101136, 101736) and Saloum estuary (Ref. 28587, 97744).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sg.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.refer.sn/sngal_ct/eco/oeps/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bauchot, M.-L., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes(গণ , প্রজাতি ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Elopiformes (Tarpons and tenpounders) > Elopidae (Tenpounders)
Etymology: Elops: Greek, ellops = a kind of serpent (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range বাস্তুসংস্থান

সামুদ্রিক; ঈষৎ লোনা ; গভীরতার পরিসীমা ? - 50 m (Ref. 118623).   Tropical; 22°N - 7°S, 26°W - 13°E (Ref. 118623)

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