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Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system: Species Data Report

Fri 24th Mar, 2023 04:29 am

Species - Megalops atlanticus
Habitat
Salinity
 
Brackish
Freshwater
Marine
Inshore/Offshore
 
Inshore Only
Inshore
Water Column Position
 
Near Surface
Surface
Water column only
Mid Water
Near Bottom
Habitat
 
Estuary
Water column
Freshwater
Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
FishBase Habitat
 
Reef Associated
Pelagic
Feeding
Feeding Group
 
Carnivore
Planktivore
Data
Diet
 
Data
Bony fishes
Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
Insects
Zooplankton
Reproduction
Egg Type
 
Pelagic
Data
Pelagic larva
Zoogeography
Global Endemism
 
Greater Caribbean non-endemic
All species.
Transatlantic (East+West Atlantic)
Regional Endemism
 
All species..
Continent + Island (s)
Extends N + S of GC
Extends North of GC
Also in Brazil
Extends South of GC
GC non-endemic
Continent
Island (s)
Residency
 
Resident
Climate Zone
 
Temperate (>35N)
Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
Conservation status
IUCN Red List
 
Listed
Vulnerable
CITES
 
Not listed
Size
Length Max
 
263
Depth
Depth Range Min
 
0
Depth Range Max
 
149

Range
Note: range polygons may be inaccurate for species known only from a few, widely scattered sites
Based on paint data
Latitude Limit N
Latitude Limit S
Longitude Limit W
Longitude Limit E
Latitudinal Range (N limit – S limit)0
Longitudinal Range (W limit – E limit)0
Range Midpoint (lat/long)0, 0
Range Polygon Area: Km2 0 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long)-1, -1
Based on point data
Sampling-Point Count :610
Range Polygon Area: Km2:10,887,719 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long):20.1034,-78.355
Points
#LatLong
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28.029-76.7295
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1119.293-79.92
1129.33-82.17
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1179.3842-75.8931
1189.4226-75.6503
1199.4353-75.6335
1209.5358-75.6336
1219.5525-75.6337
1229.57-78.95
1239.58-82.6
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1259.6159-75.5731
1269.6696-75.7352
1279.7299-75.6537
1289.7312-75.5481
1299.8205-75.668
1309.8708-75.6343
1319.8875-75.6174
1329.8968-62.2475
1339.9045-75.601
1349.9211-75.6006
1359.9378-75.6006
1369.9546-75.5842
1379.9714-75.5838
1389.9881-75.5838
1399.9972-75.5838
14010.0216-75.5839
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15710.5409-75.534
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16110.583-83.517
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16310.6248-75.4665
16410.65-71.57
16510.6751-75.4157
16610.7422-75.3311
16710.7422-75.2803
16810.7858-74.4162
16910.7925-75.2973
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18510.9801-74.3991
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19511.0263-74.2803
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19911.0368-64.0811
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25912.1419-68.2241
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26212.21-68.95
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26413.2467-59.5533
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27617.48-63
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