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Megalops

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Megalops
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Megalops
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Megalops
Recognized by AnAge articles and Furui 2020
Megalops Erichson 1840
Genus recognized by GBIF national node type records Sweden
Megalops Lacepède 1803
Genus recognized by GBIF national node type records UK, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, and GBIF data coverage
Megalops Lacépède 1803
Genus recognized by GBIF classification

Alternative Names

Amia cardinalis Seale 1910
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Amia magnifica Seale 1910
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Amia melas Fowler 1918
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Amia nematacantha Ogilby 1913
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Amia nigripes Ogilby 1911
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Amia ocellata von Bonde 1923
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Amia percaeformis Gronow 1854
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Amia powelli Fowler 1917
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Amia trivittata Bleeker 1872
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Megalops tenuifilis Cuvier 1829
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Megalops thrissoides Spix & Agassiz 1829
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Megalops
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Sweden, Mozambique Species List, Paleobiology Database, iNaturalist, Fishbase, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group

Common Names

English

tarpon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Megalopidae preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

خنجولة preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

Megalopidae preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

тарпони preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

大眼海鰱科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

tarpon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

tarpoon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Tarponit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Tarpune preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

גדולי עין preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Tarponfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Tarpon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

tarpán preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Megalopidae preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

イセゴイ属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and World Register of Marine Species
イセゴイ科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

타폰 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Tarpūninės preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ടാർപ്പെൻ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

تارپون preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

тарпоны preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Megalopidae preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Cheche (samaki) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Tarpon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วงศ์ปลาตาเหลือก preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Họ Cá cháo lớn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

الطربون preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Gom

Ker preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

大眼海鲢科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

大眼海鰱科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

大眼海鰱科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Megalops

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Elopiformes
Megalopidae
Megalops (this page)
Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes 1847
Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Elopiformes
Megalopidae
Megalops (this page)
Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes 1847
Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Megalops (this page)
Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes 1847
Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Elopiformes
Megalopidae
Megalops (this page)
Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes 1847
Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Megalops (this page)
Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes 1847
Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Elopiformes
Megalopidae
Megalops Lacépède 1803 (this page)
Megalops angulata Stinton 1965
Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes 1847
Megalops bicrenulatus
Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782)
Megalops oblongus (Woodward 1901)
Megalops priscus Woodward 1901

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Elopiformes
Megalopidae
Megalops Lacepède 1803 (this page)
Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes ex Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847
Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha
Elopiformes
Megalopidae
Megalops (this page)
Megalops atlanticus
Megalops cundinga
Megalops cyprinoides

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Elopiformes
Megalopidae
Megalops (this page)
Megalops angulata
Megalops atlanticus
Megalops bicrenulatus
Megalops bimaculata
Megalops cepediana
Megalops cundinga
Megalops curtifilis
Megalops cyprinoides
Megalops cyprinoids
Megalops elongatus
Megalops filamentosus
Megalops giganteus
Megalops indicus
Megalops macrophthalmus
Megalops macropterus
Megalops notata
Megalops oglina
Megalops oligolepis
Megalops setipinnis
Megalops thrissoides
Brisbania

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Elopiformes
Megalopidae
Megalops Lacepède 1803 (this page)
Megalops
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