Hawaiian ladyfish
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| Hawaiian ladyfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Elopiformes |
| Family: | Elopidae |
| Genus: | Elops |
| Species: | 'E. hawaiensis' |
| Binomial name | |
| Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909 |
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The Hawaiian ladyfish, Elops hawaiensis, is a species of fish in the Elopidae family. It is sometimes referred to as the giant herring. It is native to the west central Pacific Ocean, and the current classification may in fact consist of several species.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Elops hawaiensis" in FishBase. 05 2006 version.
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