Megalops cyprinoides (Indo-Pacific tarpon)
Release Date 2004-03-12; Updated Date 2008-01-31
- Voucher
- CBM-ZF 10300 (Natural History Museum & Insitute, Chiba)
- Reference
- Inoue, J.G., Miya, M., Tsukamoto, K., Nishida, M. Mitogenomic evidence for the monophyly of elopomorph fishes (Teleostei) and the evolutionary origin of the leptocephalus larva Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 32 (1), 274-286 (2004)
- Water Area
- Fresh Water; Salt Water; Brack Water;
- Habitat
- benthopelagic
- Depth Range (m)
- 50 - unknown
- Importance in Fisheries
- minor commercial
- Threat to Humans
- harmless
- IUCN Red List Status
- Data Deficient
Mitogenome Annotation by MitoAnnotator
You can download standardized annotation of the Megalops cyprinoides mitogenomic sequence via the links below.
For details about our automatic annotation engine, refer to MitoAnnotator. The annotation file can be directly used for sequence data submission via NCBI GenBank (BankIt) Submission System. or DDBJ Nucleotide Sequence Submission System.
The following image is a visual representation of the mitogenome created by Chloroplot.
Other Resources
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Megalopidae
Genus: Megalops
Species: Megalops cyprinoides
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