WoRMS taxon details
Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775)
212252 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212252)
accepted
Species
Argentina machnata Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Elops capensis Smith, 1838-47 · unaccepted (synonym)
Elops indicus Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Elops purpurascens Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Argentina machnata Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 68, xiii [details]
page(s): 68, xiii [details]
Description Inhabits coastal waters, entering lagoons and estuaries. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 5213). Probably spawns...
Description Inhabits coastal waters, entering lagoons and estuaries. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 5213). Probably spawns at sea, but the transparent larvae migrate to inshore areas and are often found in brackish water (Ref. 7050) <111> Widespread throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans, east indies, China, Japan, and Hawaii <360>. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212252 on 2024-11-21
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original description
(of Argentina machnata Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 68, xiii [details]
original description (of Elops indicus Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 68, xiii [details]
original description (of Elops indicus Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits coastal waters, entering lagoons and estuaries. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 5213). Probably spawns at sea, but the transparent larvae migrate to inshore areas and are often found in brackish water (Ref. 7050) <111> Widespread throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans, east indies, China, Japan, and Hawaii <360>. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | tenpounder | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (45 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Elops capensis Smith, 1838-47)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Elops indicus Swainson, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Elops machnata)
To FishBase (from synonym Argentina machnata Forsskål, 1775)
To Fishbase (from synonym Elops purpurascens Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Elops indicus Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Elops capensis Smith, 1838-47)
To FishBase images (Elops machnata, Oman, by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Argentina machnata Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Elops capensis Smith, 1838-47)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Elops indicus Swainson, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Elops machnata)
To FishBase (from synonym Argentina machnata Forsskål, 1775)
To Fishbase (from synonym Elops purpurascens Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Elops indicus Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Elops capensis Smith, 1838-47)
To FishBase images (Elops machnata, Oman, by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Argentina machnata Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
