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Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909

Hawaiian ladyfish
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Common names: Alho, Awa, Awa
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: McManus, J.W., C.L. Nañola Jr., R.B. Reyes Jr. and K.N. Kesner, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Migrated into Lake Mainit via the Tubay River, Mindanao (Ref. 4867, 13446). Reported from Dampalit, Malabon; Orani, Bataan; Balayan, Batangas; Bulan, Sorsogon; Dumaguete, Negros Oriental; Zamboanga, Mindanao (Ref. 280), and Laguna de Bay (Ref. 80824).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Hawaiian giant herring, Guinée saumon, Malacho salmón, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Elopiformes (Tarpons and tenpounders) > Elopidae (Tenpounders)
Etymology: Elops: Greek, ellops = a kind of serpent (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 6898).   Tropical; 41°N - 40°S, 92°E - 138°W

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