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Elops lacerta (Atlantic ladyfish; Bony fish; Guinean ladyfish; Hareng; Ninebone; Tenpounder; Ten-pounder; West African ladyfish)

Synonyms: Elops congicus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The West African ladyfish, Elops lacerta, is a species of fish in the Elopidae family. It is native to the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Senegal to Angola. It is also known as the Guinean ladyfish. Some have been known to grow to 20 lb.
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Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Caligo illioneus (Owl butterfly)[2]
Elops lacerta (Atlantic ladyfish)[1]
Hemichromis fasciatus (Banded jewelfish)[1]
Sphyraena afra (Guinean barracuda)[1]
Taenaris catops (Silky Owl)[2]

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♦ 1Comparative analysis of trophic structure and interactions of two tropical lagoons, M.C. Villanueva, P. Lalèyè, J.-J. Albaret, R. Laë, L. Tito de Morais and J. Moreau, Ecological Modelling, Vol. 197, Issues 3-4 , 25 August 2006, P. 461-477
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0