Tenpounder (Elops machnata) fish species and information / pictures of Tenpounder - Elops machnata

Tenpounder (Elops machnata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Elops machnata

Common Name
Tenpounder

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 18. Upper jaw reaching well behind eye; teeth on jaws villiform (Ref. 4832).

Classification

Classified By
Forssk?l, 1775
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Tarpons and Tenpounders (Elopiformes)
Family
Tenpounders (Elopidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Mossel Bay, South Africa and east to India and western Pacific. Africa: Inland waters.
Range
38°N - 37°S, 22°E - 153°W

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
pelagic-neritic
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous
Trophic Level
3.95 s.e. 0.66 Based on diet studies.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
118 cm
Common Length
50.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5176 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (65 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated