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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 共通名の | 類義語 | Catalog of Fishes(部類, ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

; 新鮮な水; 汽水性の 関連する礁; 両側回遊性 (Ref. 51243); 深さの範囲 0 - 40 m (Ref. 3789), usually 0 - 15 m (Ref. 42064).   Subtropical; 10°C - 40°C (Ref. 93687); 49°N - 44°S, 99°W - 14°E (Ref. 55254)

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