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Genus Family: Megalopidae 🍽️ 1 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish

Megalops

Species
2
Max Length
250 cm
Max Weight
161.0 kg
Max Lifespan
55 yrs
Avg Trophic
4.00
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Elopiformes
Family
Megalopidae
Genus
Megalops

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🔄 Diadromous
2

🛡️ Conservation Status

VU
DD
Vulnerable 1
Data Deficient 1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Antigua and Barbuda
1 spp.
Brazil
1 spp.
CW
1 spp.
Gabon
1 spp.
Guinea-Bissau
1 spp.
Mauritania
1 spp.
Norway
1 spp.
Senegal
1 spp.
Trinidad and Tobago
1 spp.
Belize
1 spp.
Costa Rica
1 spp.
Equatorial Guinea
1 spp.
Grenada
1 spp.
Kenya
1 spp.
MS
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
50 m

🏆 World Records

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