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Elopidae
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Translingual
right|thumb|Elops hawaiensis species
Etymology
mul Elops idae.
Proper noun
family order Elopiformes certain ray-finned fish, called ladyfish or tenpounders
Usage notes
Not to be confused with Elapidae family.
Hypernyms
family Vertebrata subphylum subphylum; Gnathostomata infraphylum infraphylum; Osteichthyes superclass superclass; Actinopterygii class class; Neopterygii clade subclass; Teleostei infraclass infraclass; Elopomorpha superorder superorder; Elopiformes order order
Hyponyms
family Elops genus sole known extant genus
†Ctenodentelops genus, †Echinelops genus, †Elopsomolos genus, †Megalops genus, †Palelops genus, †Paratarpon genus, †Rhacolepis genus extinct genera
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