Megalops cyprinoides ';
General information
Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
 
 
Common nameIndo-Pacific tarpon
Synonyms
Clupea cyprinoides Broussonet, 1782
Elops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
Magalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
Clupea thrissoides Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Megalops filamentosus Lacepede, 1803
Cyprinodon cundinga Hamilton, 1822
Elops cundinga (Hamilton, 1822)
Megalops cundinga (Hamilton, 1822)
Megalops setipinnis Richardson, 1843
Megalops curtifilis Richardson, 1846
Megalops macrophthalmus Bleeker, 1851
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Data Deficient (DD)
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Elopiformes; Megalopidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; North Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Myanmar; Oman; Yemen; Cambodia; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; Sudan; Eritrea; American Soma; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Vanuatu; Djibouti; Malawi; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles; Swaziland; Zimbabwe
Occurrence Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea, Maldives, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Myanmar, Oman, Yemen, Cambodia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Somalia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Eritrea, American Soma, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Djibouti, Malawi, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Bardwar park breach, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
3
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
52A
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Rishi KK, Haobam MS (1984).Somatic Chromosomes in Marine Fish Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet) (Megalopidae): Elopiformes. Chromosome Information Service, 36: 22-24.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image