Oxeye

Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782)

Paul Hebert Centre for DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity Studies. Vikas Kalyankar. Year: 2012. cc-by-sa-3.0

Megalops cyprinoides (Oxeye) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family tarpons. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals are known to live for 44 years and can grow to 47 cm.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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EOL has data for 25 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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47 cm
body shape
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape
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elongated
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001154
- Definition: having length notably greater than width
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body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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30 cm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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South Africa
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/953987
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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freshwater
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
- Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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freshwater
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
- Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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has ectoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002633
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Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782) (Oxeye)
has endoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002635
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Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782) (Oxeye)
population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Unknown
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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28.013 degrees celsius
weight
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000128
- Definition: A physical quality inhering in a bearer that has mass near a gravitational body.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/PATO Ontology Source: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/pato.owl
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9900 g
wet body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassWet
- Definition: Mass of one individual of this taxon, living or fresh, without desiccation
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1438 g

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Oxeye. View this species on GBIF

Paul Hebert Centre for DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity Studies. Vikas Kalyankar. Year: 2012. cc-by-sa-3.0