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Order Teleostei 🍽️ 5 Edible 🎣 8 Game Fish

Elopiformes

Families
2
Species
9
Max Length
250 cm
Max Weight
161.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.92
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Elopiformes
Family
Elopidae
Family
Megalopidae

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
3 spp.
Seychelles
3 spp.
Mozambique
3 spp.
Djibouti
2 spp.
Mauritius
2 spp.
Benin
2 spp.
Kenya
2 spp.
Tanzania
2 spp.
Bahamas
1 spp.
Cape Verde
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

carnivore
100%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
50 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
5
🔄 Diadromous
4

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
VU
DD
Least Concern 3
Vulnerable 1
Data Deficient 5