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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

MQ
1 spp.
Republic of the Congo
1 spp.
Suriname
1 spp.
VI
1 spp.
Barbados
1 spp.
Colombia
1 spp.
DR Congo
1 spp.
GP
1 spp.
Ireland
1 spp.
Mauritius
1 spp.
Panama
1 spp.
Seychelles
1 spp.
United States
1 spp.
Argentina
1 spp.
Cameroon
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
50 m