Megalopidae
Also known as: Oxeye, Tapones y sábalos, Tarpon, Tarponi, Tarponowate, Tarpões, sábalos, tarponit
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Elopiformes |
| Family | Megalopidae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE |
| Genera | 5 |
| Species records held | 11 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 27 |
| GBIF key | 7661 |
Genera in Megalopidae
- Megalops — 7 species: Megalops atlanticus, Megalops cyprinoides, Megalops lissa, Megalops oblongus, Megalops priscus, Megalops tenuifilis, Megalops thrissoides
- Promegalops — 2 species: Promegalops sheppeyensis, Promegalops signeuxae
- Elopoides — 1 species: Elopoides tomassoni
- Sedenhorstia — 1 species: Sedenhorstia orientalis
- Protarpon
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.