Elopidae

ladyfish

Elops saurus

Elopid Fish beneath Mexican Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• East Asia
• North America
• South America
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Large
• Tropical fish

The ladyfish or tenpounder (Elops saurus) is a species of fish in the genus Elops, the only genus in the monotypic family Elopidae.