elopiform, (order Elopiformes), any member of a group of archaic ray-finned fishes that includes the tarpons (Megalops) and the ladyfishes (Elops). Elopiforms live in marine and brackish water habitats.

The Elopidae are a family of ray-finned fish containing a single living genus Elops. They are commonly known as ladyfish, skipjacks, jack-rashes, or tenpounders. The ladyfish are a coastal-dwelling fish found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions, occasionally venturing into temperate waters. [3]

The order Elopiformes contains two families: the Elopidae and the Megalopidae. The family Megalopidae contains the single genus Megalops . Two species of tarpon exist worldwide.

The Elopiformes / ˈɛləpɪfɔːrmiːz / are the order of ray-finned fish including the tarpons, tenpounders, and ladyfish, as well as a number of extinct types. They have a long fossil record, easily distinguished from other fishes by the presence of an …

Tenpounders are elongate fishes with the distinguishing characteristic of possessing a gular plate, i.e. a bony plate on the throat. Tarpon and bonefish families also share this characteristic.

The Elopidae are a family of ray-finned fish containing a single living genus Elops. They are commonly known as ladyfish, skipjacks, jack-rashes, or tenpounders. The ladyfish are a coastal-dwelling fish found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions, occasionally venturing into temperate waters.

Elops hawaiensis Regan 1909 –ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Hawaiian Islands, type locality. Elops lacerta Valenciennes 1847 Latin equivalent of the Greek saúra (σαύρα), lizard, alluding to the name of E. saurus.

Medium-sized fishes with a slender silvery body, a large mouth reaching beyond the eye, a single short-based dorsal fin on the middle of the back, abdominal pelvic fins positioned below the dorsal fin, pectoral fins low on the sides just behind the gill openings, and a strongly forked tail.

Elopidae Bonaparte, 1846 Vernacular names [edit] English: Ladyfishes and tenpounders 日本語: ...

Chiefly marine; enter estuaries and freshwater, especially as juveniles. Distribution: tropical and subtropical waters. Body fusiform, oval, slightly compressed. Eyes big, partially covered with adipose eyelids. Mouth terminal, upper jaw extending to posterior border of eyes, lower jaw prominent, bony gular plate ventral between its two branches.