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The Pacific ladyfish have very round bodies with terminal mouths, and profound gill formations known as pseudobranchiae. They have a larger number of dorsal fin rays than most Arizona fish, [5] with numbers ranging from 27 to 35. Anal fin rays usually range from 13 to 19, and they have 12 to 16 pelvic rays.
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 ...
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The Elopidae are a family of ray-finned fish containing a single living genus Elops.They are commonly known as ladyfish, skipjacks, jack-rashes, or tenpounders.. The ladyfish are a coastal-dwelling fish found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions, occasionally venturing into temperate waters. [3]
The Elopiformes / ˈ ɛ l ə p ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / are the order of ray-finned fish including the tarpons, tenpounders, and ladyfish, as well as a number of extinct types.They have a long fossil record, easily distinguished from other fishes by the presence of an additional set of bones in the throat.
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The malacho or Southern ladyfish, [1] (Elops smithi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Elops, the only genus in the monotypic family Elopidae. Description [ edit ]
Selene brevoortii, the hairfin look down, also known as the airfin lookdown, Mexican lookdown or Pacific lookdown, [3] is a species of carangid fish native to warmer parts of the East Pacific where it is found from southernmost California, United States to northern Peru (occasionally south as far as Chile). [1]