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Taxon: Family Elopidae Valenciennes, 1847 - tenpounders and ladyfishes (fish)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847
Original name & rank:  Valenciennes, 1847. In Cuvier & Valenciennes: 358. ["Élopiens", nom. vernac.].
Latinized name & Subsequent spelling:  Richardson, 1844–1848: v.
Source for the authorship:  van der Laan, R., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fricke, R. 2014. Zootaxa 3882 (2): 29 ("Valenciennes 1847").

Attributes

Available family-group name, later latinized [ICZN, 1999: Art. 11.7.2 (<1900)] Ref: R. van der Laan et al. 2014. Zootaxa 3882 (2): 29 ("Article 11.7.2").

Types

Type: Elops (Genus) Linnaeus, 1766 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 9 Apr 2025. [implicit]

Synonyms

Including: †Anaethalionidae (Family) Gaudant, 1967 Ref: [Anonymous], 1995

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: tienponders Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: tenpounders and ladyfishes Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2452; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
: tenpounders Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 135.
: ladyfishes Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 135.
: tarpons Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979: 682.
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