Ladyfish Elops saurus
The ladyfish has a single dorsal fin in the middle of its back and a tail that is deeply forked.
Ladyfish
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see bonefish.
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Bonefish - common name for a fish belonging to either of two species of the family Albulidae.
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Discussion The Ladyfish spawns offshore but the leptocephalus larvae transform into adults in coastal waters. Although small, when hooked the Ladyfish fights like a "tenpounder," hence one of its common names.
Elops saurus, Ladyfish
Emblemaria pandionis, Sailfin Blenny
Emydocephalus annulatus, Turtle-headed Sea Snake
Enchelycore carychroa, Caribbean Chestnut Moray
Enchelycore nigricans, Mulatto Conger
Enchelycore pardalis, Leopard Moray ...
Alligator gar, longnose gar, ladyfish, spotted seatrout, red drum, southern flounder, and bottlenose dolphin feed on pinfish. Sexual maturity is reached at about one year, when the fish has reached 80 to 100 mm in length.
 See also: Tarpon, Sea Lion, Crustacean, Shrimp, Dolphin
  
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