| Citation | Skelton, P.H., 2001, A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. |
| Ref. | Skelton, P.H., 2001 |
| Page | 102 |
| Named Used as Valid | Megalops cyprinoides |
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| Distribution | widespread in tropical and subtropical latitudes of the Indo-Pacific; extends down the east African coast to as far as KwaZulu-Natal, rarely to the Eastern Cape; reported from as far inland as lower Shire in Malawi, and the Save-Runde junction in Zimbabwe |
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