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The '''ladyfish''' or '''ten-Pounder''', ''Elops saurus'', is a tropical [[species]] of [[ray-finned fish]]. It is slender and silver in appearance. It is a predatory fish with sharp teeth. |
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It is found in coastal regions of the tropical west Atlantic. |
It is found in coastal regions of the tropical west Atlantic. |
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* {{ITIS|ID=161111|taxon=Elops saurus|year=2006|date=30 January}} |
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* {{FishBase species|genus = Elops|species = saurus|month = January|year = 2006}} |
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[[Category:Fish of the Atlantic]] |
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| Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766
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The ladyfish or ten-Pounder, Elops saurus, is a tropical species of ray-finned fish. It is slender and silver in appearance. It is a predatory fish with sharp teeth. It is found in coastal regions of the tropical west Atlantic.
References
- "Elops saurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 30 January.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Elops saurus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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