PACIFIC LADYFISH

Elops affinis

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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Elops affinis Regan, 1909 Elops affinis Regan, 1909

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Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 27; Anal spines: 0 - 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 18; Vertebrae: 78 - 82. Body slender and elongate; mouth large and terminal; bony plate present between branches of lower jaw; branchiostegal rays very numerous (25 to 35); fins lacking spines; lower branch of first gill arch with 16 to 20 gill rakers; scales very small, 100 to 120 in the lateral line; back dark blue-green to light brown; flanks silvery with slight yellow highlights; fins slightly yellowish (ref. 55763). Caudal rays: principal (10+8-9), procurrent (upper:8, lower: 8) Branchiostegal rays: 23-35

Max size: 91 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 28050)

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