Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-neuvième. Suite du livre dix-neuvième. Brochets ou Lucioïdes. Livre vingtième. De quelques familles de Malacoptérygiens, intermédiaires entre les Brochets et les Clupes. 19: i-xix + 1-544 + 6 pp. Pls. 554-590.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Elopiformes: family
Megalopidae: genus
Megalops: species
Megalops atlanticus

Name

Synonyms: Megalops elongatus Girard, 1859; Megalops thrissoides Bloch & Schneider, 1873; Megalops thrissoides Günther, 1868; Tarpon atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1847)
Homonyms: Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847
Common names: Abalitsa in language.; Abalitsha in language.; Atlandi tarpoon in Estonien; Atlantic tarpon in Anglais; Atlantic tarpon in Anglais; Atlantischer Tarpun in Allemand; Atlantisk tarpon in Danois; Bass in Anglais; Bass in Anglais; Camaripim in Portugais; Camarupi in Portugais; Camarupim in Portugais; Camarupim-tarpão in Portugais; Camburupu in Portugais; Camorubi in Portugais; Camorupim in Portugais; Camuripema in Portugais; Camuripi in Portugais; Camuripim in Portugais; Camurupi in Portugais; Camurupim in Portugais; Camurupim-pema in Portugais; Cangurupi in Portugais; Cangurupim in Portugais; Canjurupi in Portugais; Canjurupim in Portugais; Conjurupi in Portugais; Cuffum in Anglais; Cuffum in Français; Cuffum, Tarpon in Français; Dimtatoli in language.; Frauenfisch in Allemand; Grand-écaille in Français; Grand-écaille in Français; Grand-écaille in Français; Grand-écaille in Français; Grand-écaille in Français; Grand-écaille in Français; Grand-écaille in Français; Indo-Pacific tarpon in Anglais; Madzorfloe in Anglais; Manyofle in Irlandais; Mbessi in language.; Mell in Wolof; Mèl in Wolof; Ofin in language.; Palika in language.; Palika in language.; Palika in language.; Palika in language.

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