Megalopidae Jordan & Gilbert 1883
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5376.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10249359 |
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Megalopidae Jordan & Gilbert 1883 |
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Family Megalopidae Jordan & Gilbert 1883 View in CoL View at ENA ( Fig. 2G View FIGURE 2 ). Tarpons; Sábalos, Tarpones
Description: Body oblong but elongate, strongly compressed; head short, deep, with the profile straight above and convex below; up to 240 cm in length; mouth large, oblique, opening above, lower jaw projecting; scales very large, smooth; a single dorsal fin, with 13–21 rays, the last ray elongated; pelvic-fin rays 10 or 11; anal-fin rays usually 22–29; caudal fin strongly forked; silvery in color ( Robertson & Allen 2015, Nelson et al. 2016). Distribution: Mainly marine but enters freshwaters; tropical and subtropical oceans ( Nelson et al. 2016). One genus and one species in Nicaraguan freshwaters.
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