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Elops Linnaeus, 1766

AphiaID

157873 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157873)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Elopidae Valenciennes, 1847

Original name

Elops Linnaeus, 1766

Synonymised names

Elopidae · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Trichonotus Rafinesque, 1815 · unaccepted > junior homonym

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Species Elops affinis Regan, 1909
Species Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909
Species Elops lacerta Valenciennes, 1847
Species Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766
Species Elops senegalensis Regan, 1909
Species Elops smithi McBride, Rocha, Ruiz-Carus & Bowen, 2010
Species Elops albus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823)
Species Elops australis Regan, 1909 accepted as Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909
Species Elops capensis Smith, 1838-47 accepted as Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym)
Species Elops congicus Boulenger, 1898 accepted as Elops lacerta Valenciennes, 1847
Species Elops cundinga (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
Species Elops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782) accepted as Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
Species Elops hawaiiensis Regan, 1909 accepted as Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909 (misspelling)
Species Elops indicus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775)
Species Elops inermis Mitchill, 1814 accepted as Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766
Species Elops javanicus Valenciennes, 1847 accepted as Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes, 1847
Species Elops purpurascens Richardson, 1846 accepted as Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Elops Linnaeus, 1766. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157873 on 2026-09-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-24 14:41:52Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2013-03-11 11:05:30Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2025-12-11 05:04:29Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

basis of record Losse, G.F. (1968). The elopoid and clupeoid fishes of East African coastal waters. JEANHS 27(2): 77-115 [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]