Elops smithi
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Elopiformes (Tarpons and Tenpounders)
Elopidae (Tenpounders)
Elops
Elops smithi
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. This species is distinguished from Elops saurus in the number of vertebrae 73-80 but usually 75-78 vs. 79-87, often 81-85, respectively (vs. E. senegalensis 67, E. machnata 63-64, and E. hawaiensis 68-70). This species has a lower gill raker count , 10-15 on lower limb of the first arch (vs. E. affinis 16-20 and E. lacerta 17-19) (Ref. 83481).
Distribution
Western Atlantic: coasts of the Americas, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean islands.
Habitat Associations
Brackish, marine. pelagic-neritic.
Biology
Occurs in a wide range of salinities; mature adults and early-life history stages in offshore marine habitats and where spawning is presumed to occur; and transforming larvae and subadults in estuaries, as far up as the oligohaline zone, as well as hypersaline lagoons (Ref. 83481).
Max length: 44.0 cm.
IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD), assessed 2011-03-30.
References
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.
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