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Scientific Name
Elops saurus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766
Park
Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Ladyfish
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Elopomorpha |
| Order | Elopiformes |
| Family | Elopidae |
| Genus | Elops |
| Species | Elops saurus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
collected only in the southwestern corner of BICY near Ochopee; Data Source: Marcus Zokan 9/20/2006
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
a euryhaline species present in coastal freshwater canals and channels in the coastal marsh; Data Source: Marcus Zokan 9/20/2006
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
0
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I & M Offic
Created Date
10/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I & M Offic
Last Modified Date
9/20/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Other Parks
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Biscayne National Park (BISC)
Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH)
Buck Island Reef National Monument (BUIS)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU)
Fort Sumter National Historical Park (FOSU)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
Biscayne National Park (BISC)
Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH)
Buck Island Reef National Monument (BUIS)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU)
Fort Sumter National Historical Park (FOSU)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
