tenpounder
Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775)
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Elops machnata, the tenpounder, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Elopidae in the order Elopiformes (tarpons and tenpounders). This species is found in coastal regions of the Indian Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Elops machnata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:40:30.057687+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775)
- Name authority
- (Forsskål, 1775)
- Common name
- tenpounder
- 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: no · 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 machnata (Forsskål, 1775)
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 hawaiensis Regan, 1909 | ElopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 |
| 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 indicus Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
| Argentina machnata Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775 | synonym |
| Elops capensis Smith, 1838-47 Smith, 1838-47 | synonym |
| Elops purpurascens Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212252 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.
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:39CJ9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.