Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Hawaiian ladyfish (Elops hawaiensis), also known as the Hawaiian tenpounder or banana fish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Elopidae. It is sometimes referred to as the giant herring, though it is not closely related to the true herrings of the family Clupeidae. Its Hawaiian name is awa 'aua. It is native to the west central Pacific Ocean, and the current classification may in fact consist of several species.
Wikipedia contributors, Elops hawaiensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:35:04.043714+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909
- Name authority
- Regan, 1909
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Elopiformes
- Family
- Elopidae
- Genus
- Elops
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderElopiformes
- familyElopidae Valenciennes, 1847
- genusElops Linnaeus, 1766
- speciesElops hawaiensis Regan, 1909
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elops senegalensis Regan, 1909 | ElopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ladyfishElops saurus Linnaeus, 1766 | ElopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elops lacerta Valenciennes, 1847 | ElopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tenpounderElops machnata (Forsskål, 1775) | ElopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ladyfishElops smithi McBride, Rocha, Ruiz-Carus & Bowen, 2010 | ElopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Elops australis Regan, 1909 Regan, 1909 | synonym |
| Elops hawaiiensis Regan, 1909 Regan, 1909 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Regan, C. T. (1909). A revision of the fishes of the genus Elops. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8), v. 3 (no. 13): 37–40. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39CJ5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.