Megalops cyprinoides

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Scientific:: Megalops cyprinoides
German:: Pazifischer Tarpun
English:: Indo-Pacific tarpon

Category:: Poissons Divers
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Elopiformes (Order) > Megalopidae (Family) > Megalops (Genus) > cyprinoides (Species)
Initial determination:: (Broussonet, ), 1782

Occurrence:: Myanmar, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Eritrea, Cambodia, Timor, Caroline Island, Djibouti, Sudan, Quatar, Mozambique, Yemen, Pakistan, the Society Islands, Kuwait, Northern Mariana Islands, Afrique du Sud, Arabie-saudite, Australie, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Chine, Corée, Egypte, Fidji, golfe persique, île de Guam, île Maurice, Inde, Indonésie, Japon, Kenya, La Réunion, Madagascar, Malaisie, Maldives, Mer d'Adaman, Mer d’Arafura, Mer Rouge, Micronésie, Nouvelle Calédonie, Océan Indien, Oman, Palau, Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée, Philippines, Polynésie Française, Samoa, Samoa américaines, Seychelles, Somalie, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansanie, Thaïlande, Tonga, Vanuatu
Size:: bis zu 45.5cm
Temperature:: 23°C - 28°C
Food:: crevettes, crustacés, insectes, Invertébrés, mysis, poissons (petits poissons)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-03-25 17:22:56
Last edit:: 2016-03-25 17:22:56

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(Broussonet, 1782)

Synonyme:
Brisbania staigeri Castelnau, 1878
Clupea cyprinoides Broussonet, 1782
Clupea thrissoides Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Cyprinodon cundinga Hamilton, 1822
Elops cundinga (Hamilton, 1822)
Elops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
Magalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
Megalops cundinga (Hamilton, 1822)
Megalops curtifilis Richardson, 1846
Megalops cyoprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
Megalops filamentosus Lacepède, 1803
Megalops indicus Valenciennes, 1847
Megalops macrophthalmus Bleeker, 1851
Megalops macropterus Bleeker, 1866
Megalops oligolepis Bleeker, 1866
Megalops setipinnis Richardson, 1843

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Elopiformes (Order) > Megalopidae (Family) > Megalops (Genus) > Megalops cyprinoides (Species)

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