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Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847

Tarpon
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Angola country information

Common names: Peixe-prata
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Atlantic Ocean (Ref. 3234) in Moçamedes region or even to the mouth of the Kunene River (Ref. 4446). Well known as gamefish in the Cuanza River (Ref. 120641).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hureau, J.-C., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

分類 / Names 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(, ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei > Elopiformes (Tarpons and tenpounders) 海鰱目 (Tarpons and tenpounders) > Megalopidae (Tarpons) 大眼海鰱科 (Tarpons)
Etymology: Megalops: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生態學

海洋; 淡水; 半鹹淡水 礁區魚類; 非產卵性溯降河的 (Ref. 51243); 深度上下限 0 - 40 m (Ref. 3789), usually 0 - 15 m (Ref. 42064).   亞熱帶的; 10°C - 40°C (Ref. 93687); 49°N - 44°S, 99°W - 14°E (Ref. 55254)

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