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

Name

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.
  • 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.

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
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