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Family Order: Elopiformes 🍽️ 1 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish

Megalopidae

Species
2
Genera
1
Max Length
250 cm
Max Weight
161.0 kg
Avg Trophic
4.00
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Elopiformes
Family
Megalopidae
Genus
Megalops
2 spp.

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Panama
1 spp.
Seychelles
1 spp.
United States
1 spp.
Argentina
1 spp.
Cameroon
1 spp.
Djibouti
1 spp.
Gambia
1 spp.
Guyana
1 spp.
Mauritius
1 spp.
Saint Lucia
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
50 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🔄 Diadromous
2

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

VU
DD
Vulnerable 1
Data Deficient 1

🏆 World Records

weight
Tarpon - 128.36 kg
Megalops atlanticus
🎣 Max Domecq 📍 Rubane, Guinea-Bissau 📅 Mar 2003