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Elops machnata (Fabricius, 1775)

Tenpounder
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China country information

Common names: 四破, 四破, 大眼海鰱
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Xiamen and Fuzhou of Fujian Province; Shanwei and Haifeng in Guangdong Province; and from Qinglan, Hainan Island (Ref. 47439). 4 specimens form Xiamen, Fuzhou of Fujiang Province; and also Shanwei and Haifeng in Guangdong Province.(Ref.47439)
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Zhang, S., 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Elopiformes (Tarpons and tenpounders) > Elopidae (Tenpounders)
Etymology: Elops: Greek, ellops = a kind of serpent (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous.   Tropical; 38°N - 37°S, 22°E - 153°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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