AnAge entry for Megalops atlanticus
Classification (HAGRID: 03638)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Megalopidae
Genus: Megalops
- Species
- Megalops atlanticus
- Common name
- Tarpon
- Synonyms
- Tarpon atlanticus, Clupea gigantea, Clupea thrissoides
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 55 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 22
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Unverified estimates suggest these animals may live up to 59 years [0454].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0022] Cailliet et al. (2001), Age determination and validation studies of marine fishes: do deep- dwellers live longer? (PubMed)
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 161116
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 7932
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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