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Northern Ladyfish

Elops saurus

Classification

Family
Elopidae

The ladyfish or tenpounder (Elops saurus) is a species of fish in the genus Elops, the only genus in the monotypic family Elopidae. Description Like other species in its genus, the ladyfish has a long, slender, rounded body covered with silvery scales. Its mouth is terminal and the tail is deeply forked.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1,540Brazil · 69Mexico · 44Cuba · 3Netherlands · 3France · 1