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 Tarpon, Megalops sp. The tarpons are large coastal Fish prized by anglers. They grow up to 8 feet in length and sometimes weigh 200 pounds
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See text. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes. |
Elopiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the tarpons, tenpounders, and ladyfish, as well as a number of extinct types. This article is about the taxonomic rank for the sequence of species in a taxonomic list see Taxonomic order In scientific classification used The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes. The tarpons are large coastal Fish prized by anglers. They grow up to 8 feet in length and sometimes weigh 200 pounds The Spanish hogfish ( Bodianus rufus) is also sometimes known as "ladyfish" The Spanish hogfish ( Bodianus rufus) is also sometimes known as "ladyfish"
Families
- Elopidae (tenpounders)
- Megalopidae (tarpons)
References
- "Elopiformes". The Spanish hogfish ( Bodianus rufus) is also sometimes known as "ladyfish" The tarpons are large coastal Fish prized by anglers. They grow up to 8 feet in length and sometimes weigh 200 pounds FishBase. FishBase is a comprehensive Database of information about Fish. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N. p. : FishBase, 2006.
- Mikko's Phylogeny for Elopiformes
External links
- The inshore grand slam Article about bonefish, ladyfish and tarpon.
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