Senegalese ladyfish (Elops senegalensis)

Scientific name: Elops senegalensis Regan, 1909

Senegalese ladyfish (Elops senegalensis)

The Senegalese ladyfish (Elops senegalensis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Elopidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Mauritania to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Often confused with Elops lacerta.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Often confused with E. lacerta, distinguished only by the number of gill rakers on the lower par of the first gill arc and the number of scales on the lateral line.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Elops senegalensis
Family
Elopidae (Tenpounders)
Order
Elopiformes (Tarpons and Tenpounders)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
90.0
Common length
60.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Often confused with Elops lacerta.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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