South Africa country information

Common names: Ladyfish, River skipjack, Springer
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Regulations: no regulations | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Mossel Bay. In the summer, it is caught in tidal rivers of the southern Cape; commonly caught from the Natal shore. Status of stock indeterminate; subject to moderate angling pressure; estuarine nurseries may be threatened (Ref. 4332). Angling record: 11.8 kg; spearfishing record: 9 kg (Ref. 12484).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, M.M., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Springer, Ten pounder, Ladyfish, ... more

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

> Elopiformes (Tarpons and tenpounders) > Elopidae (Tenpounders)
Etymology: Elops: Greek, ellops = a kind of serpent (Ref. 45335).

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

海; 汽水性の; 海洋回遊性. Tropical; 38°N - 37°S, 22°E - 153°W

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Elops machnata (Fabricius, 1775)

Common names from other countries

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

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