Elops saurus
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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 piscivorous fish with a relatively large gape that it uses to suction-feed.
It is found in coastal regions of the tropical west Atlantic.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of ray-finned fish. It is slender and silver in appearance. It is a piscivorous fish with a relatively large gape that it uses to suction-feed.
It is found in coastal regions of the tropical west Atlantic.