Elops saurus

Elops saurus

Taxobox
name = Ladyfish


image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Elopiformes
familia = Elopidae
genus = "Elops"
species = "E. saurus"
binomial = "Elops saurus"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1766
The ladyfish or ten-Pounder, "Elops saurus", is a tropical species of ray-finned fish. It is slender and silver in appearance. It is a predatory fish with sharp teeth.It is found in coastal regions of the tropical west Atlantic.

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  • Elops saurus — Ten pounder Ten pound er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large oceanic fish ({Elops saurus}) found in the tropical parts of all the oceans. It is used chiefly for bait. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Elops saurus — noun game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller • Syn: ↑ladyfish, ↑tenpounder • Hypernyms: ↑tarpon, ↑Tarpon atlanticus • Member Holonyms: ↑Elops, ↑genus Elops …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Elops — noun type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder • Syn: ↑genus Elops • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Elopidae, ↑family Elopidae • Mem …   Useful english dictionary

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  • genus Elops — noun type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder • Syn: ↑Elops • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Elopidae, ↑family Elopidae • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ladyfish — /lay dee fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) ladyfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) ladyfishes. a game fish, Elops saurus, of warm seas, closely related to but smaller than the tarpon. Also called tenpounder. [1705 15; LADY +… …   Universalium

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