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  • Elops machnata
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Scientific Name Elops machnata    (Fabricius, 1775)
Common Name
Type Locality Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea.
Synonym(s) Argentina machnata, Elops capensis, Elops indicus, Elops purpurascens
Etymology Elops: Greek, ellops = a kind of serpent. 
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Size 1180mm or 46.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Mossel Bay, South Africa and east to India and western Pacific. Africa: Inland waters.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016.
Other Parameters Occurs in coastal waters, but enters lagoons and estuaries. Probably only in marine and brackish waters, but may occur in freshwater too.
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Feeding In nature, young and adults feed on small fishes and crustaceans. User data.
Breeding Probably spawn at sea, but the transparent larvae migrate to inshore areas and are often found in brackish water.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål), pp 68, xiii.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2014 Nov 16 13:04)