| General information |
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Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782) |
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| Common name | Indo-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; native: China; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Philippines; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: North Korea; native: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Saudi Arabia; native: Egypt; native: Myanmar; native: Oman; native: Yemen; native: Cambodia; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Madagascar; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Mozambique; native: Sudan; native: Eritrea; native: American Soma; native: Fiji; native: French Polynesia; native: Guam; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Tonga; native: Vanuatu; native: Djibouti; native: Malawi; native: Mauritius; native: Reunion; native: Seychelles; native: Swaziland; native: Zimbabwe |
| Importance |
Food/sports |
| 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 |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Rishi KK, Haobam MS (1984).Somatic Chromosomes in Marine Fish Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet) (Megalopidae): Elopiformes. Chromosome Information Service, 36: 22-24. |
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