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Elopiformes (Tarpons and tenpounders) >
Elopidae (Tenpounders)
Etymology: Elops: Greek, ellops = a kind of serpent (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien; brak water pelagic-neritic; diepte ? - 50 m (Ref. 118623). Tropical; 22°N - 7°S, 26°W - 13°E (Ref. 118623)
Eastern Atlantic: West African coast from Mauritania to the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ref. 2844, 4445, 81265). It is often confused with Elops lacerta (Ref. 81265).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 81265); common length : 60.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2683); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 5.9 kg (Ref. 40637)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Anale stekels: 0. Diagnosis: Elops senegalensis is often confused with Elops lacerta, from which it is distinguished by a smaller number of gill-rakers on the lower limb of the first gill arch, being 11-15 vs. 17-19; and a greater number of small scales in the lateral line, 92-100 vs. 72-83 in E. lacerta (Ref. 2844, 81265).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Coastal pelagic species, occurring inshore and some way up the tidal rivers to the edge of the shelf (Ref. 4445). Feeds on fish and shrimps (Ref. 28587).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Schneider, W., 1990. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared and published with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa. Rome: FAO. 268 p. (Ref. 2683)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; sportvis: ja
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5176 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00759 (0.00411 - 0.01401), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.60 se; based on food items. |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 82.5 [50.8, 150.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.998 [0.608, 1.728] mg/100g; Protein = 16.9 [14.4, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.185 [0.104, 0.343] g/100g; Selenium = 52.1 [26.1, 113.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.8 [6.0, 36.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.1 [0.8, 1.5] mg/100g (wet weight); |