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Pacific ladyfish are pelagic, marine forms preferring either brackish or fresh water unless they are breeding. They prefer specific water depths of no more than 8 m (26 ft). Little is known about the ecology of this species, but they are known to be highly carnivorous, feeding on smaller fish and crustaceans. [ 2 ]
Like other members of the Elopidae, the ladyfish is a pelagic fish that spawns in the sea, but little is known about this marine phase. The larvae, which are transparent and laterally compressed, are dispersed inshore and enter embayments, where they live for 2 to 3 yr. [5] [6] The juveniles are euryhaline, or tolerant to a wide range of salinity, so these embayments may be low-salinity ...
The currently recognized extant species in this genus are: [1] [4] Elops affinis Regan, 1909 (Pacific ladyfish) †Elops bultyncki Nolf 2004; Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909 (Hawaiian ladyfish or giant herring) Elops lacerta Valenciennes, 1847 (West African ladyfish or Guinean ladyfish) Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775) (tenpounder) †Elops ...
Fish of the Gulf of California — a gulf/sea of the Pacific Ocean in northwestern Mexico. Subcategories.
Leptocephali and juveniles are also collected along the eastern seaboard of North America, the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Bermuda, but these represent waifs or vagrants, [4] [6] [7] and do not support a population of adults. Its distribution overlaps with the ladyfish (Elops saurus) in the southeast US and the southern Gulf of ...
Fish of the Gulf of Mexico (76 P) Fish of Mexican Pacific coast (1 C, 88 P) Pages in category "Fish of Mexico" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 ...
This category contains fish of the Gulf of Mexico in the Caribbean Sea of North America. Pages in category "Fish of the Gulf of Mexico" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total.
The fish species are markedly tropical, with stony coral, gorgonians, and sponge dominating the community that relies upon the existence of the Loop Current. Currently, there are 170 species of fish , 103 species of algae , approximately 40 sponges , 75 mollusks , 56 decapod crustaceans , 41 polychaetes , 23 echinoderms and 23 species of stony ...