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IRMNG taxon details
Megalops atlanticus
Valenciennes, 1847
IRMNG_ID
10157864
(urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:10157864)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Chordata
(Phylum)
Vertebrata
(Subphylum)
Actinopterygii
(Class)
Elopiformes
(Order)
Megalopidae
(Family)
Megalops
(Genus)
Megalops atlanticus
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Megalops
Lacepède, 1803
Synonymised names
Clupea gigantea
Shaw, 1804
·
unaccepted
Megalops atlantica
Valenciennes, 1847
·
unaccepted
Megalops elongatus
Girard, 1859
·
unaccepted
Megalops giganteus
(Shaw, 1804)
·
unaccepted
Tarpon atlanticus
(Valenciennes, 1847)
·
unaccepted
Environment
marine
Fossil range
recent + fossil
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
IRMNG (2022).
Megalops atlanticus
Valenciennes, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10157864 on 2024-10-04
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
[taxonomic tree]
Sources (5)
Notes (2)
Links (6)
basis of record
CoL2006/Fis
[details]
basis of record
WoRMS (Mar 2013)
[details]
current name source
CoL2006
[details]
extant flag source
CoL2006, PaleoDB
[details]
habitat flag source
FishBase
[details]
Unverified
Descriptive info
From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: Mixed Marine + Freshwater.
[details]
Habitat
Marine and nonmarine
[details]
To WoRMS
(from synonym
Clupea gigantea
Shaw, 1804
)
To WoRMS
To WoRMS
(from synonym
Megalops elongatus
Girard, 1859
)
To WoRMS
(from synonym
Megalops atlantica
Valenciennes, 1847
)
To WoRMS
(from synonym
Megalops giganteus
(Shaw, 1804)
)
To WoRMS
(from synonym
Tarpon atlanticus
(Valenciennes, 1847)
)
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