Family Megalopidae - Tarpons
  Order
:
Megalopidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 1 | Species : 2 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
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Marine
  Aquarium
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none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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Chiefly marine; entering fresh water. Distribution: tropical and subtropical waters. Fusiform, compressed body. Mouth terminal, oblique or superior, lower jaw prominent, gular plate ventral between two branches of lower jaw. Pseudo- branchiae absent. Branchiostegal rays: 23-27. Single dorsal fin without spines; dorsal fin rays: 13-21; filamentous last dorsal ray. Pectorals very low. Anal fin rays: 22-29. Pelvic fin rays: 10-11. Conus arteriosus present. Branched tubes radiating over lateral line scales. Swim bladder lying against skull. About 2.2 m maximum length. Larval stage leptocephalic translucid. Large silvery fishes. Can tolerate oxygen-poor water by inhaling air into lung-like swim bladder. Popular sportfishes.
  Etymology
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  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
active
  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Elopocephalai | | Elopomorpha | | | | | | | | | | Elopiformes | | | Megalopidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Megalopidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
acceptedseniornew
Clupea cyprinoides Broussonet, 1782
synonymseniororiginal
Elops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
synonymseniornew
! Magalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
synonymseniornew
! Megalops cyoprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
synonymseniornew
Clupea thrissoides Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Megalops filamentosus Lacepède, 1803
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea gigantea Shaw, 1804
synonymjuniororiginal
Megalops giganteus (Shaw, 1804)
synonymjuniornew
Cyprinodon cundinga Hamilton, 1822
synonymjuniororiginal
Elops cundinga (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymjuniornew
Megalops cundinga (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymjuniornew
Megalops setipinnis Richardson, 1843
synonymjuniororiginal
Megalops curtifilis Richardson, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Megalops indicus Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Megalops kundinga Bleeker, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Megalops macropterus Bleeker, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Megalops oligolepis Bleeker, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Brisbania staigeri Castelnau, 1878
synonymjuniororiginal
Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847
acceptedseniororiginal
Tarpon atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1847)
synonymseniornew
! Megalops atlantica Valenciennes, 1847
synonymseniororiginal
Megalops elongatus Girard, 1859
synonymjuniororiginal
Clupea cyprinoides (non Broussonet, 1782)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Megalops cyprinoides (non Broussonet, 1782)
misappliedmisappliednew
Clupea thrissoides (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Megalops thrissoides (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Clupea gigantea (non Shaw, 1804)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
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