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Species profile—Megalops cyprinoides (oxeye herring)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Megalopidae (tarpon) → Megalops cyprinoides (oxeye herring)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Megalopidae (tarpon)
Scientific name
Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)
Common name
oxeye herring
WildNet taxon ID
27021
Alternate name(s)
tarpon
Back on Track (BoT) status
Low
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Marine

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27021

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
7 September 2021
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