Elops saurus

Elops saurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Elopidae
Genus: Elops
Species:
E. saurus
Binomial name
Elops saurus
Linnaeus, 1766
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Ellops saurus Minding 1832
  • Argentina carolina Linnaeus 1766
  • Harengus minor bahamensis Catesby 1771
  • Mugilomorus annacarolinus Lacépède 1803
  • Trichonotus annacarolinus (Lacépède 1803)
  • Elops inermis Mitchill 1814

The ladyfish or tenpounder (Elops saurus) is a species of fish in the genus Elops, the only genus in the monotypic family Elopidae.

  1. ^ Adams, A.; Guindon, K.; Horodysky, A.; MacDonald, T.; McBride, R.; Shenker, J.; Ward, R. (2012). "Elops saurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T191822A2006513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T191822A2006513.en. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  3. ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Elopidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.