Hawaiian ladyfish

Elops hawaiensis

Elopid Fish beneath the Hawaiian Islands

Hawaiian ladyfish is a fish from Indo-Pacific. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 120 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Tarpons and Tenpounders
Family: Elopidae
Genus: Elops
Maximum length: 120 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: from the Andaman Sea in the Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Australia and in the Pacific, from southern Japan to New South Wales and New Caledonia; throughout most of Oceania to the Hawaiian Is., Society Is., and Tuamotus (Ref. 86689 ). Currently treated as a single species, but this status should be considered provisional. Further studies may reveal a complex of closely related species, as in the case of Albula .
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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