Order: Elopiformes (Lady-fishes and tarpons)

• Elopidae (Lady-fishes)
• Megalopidae (Tarpons)

Family: Elopidae (Lady-fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Elops affinis	Machete fish
Elops hawaiensis	Hawaiian lady-fish
Elops lacerta	West African lady-fish
Elops machnata	Ten-pounder fish
Elops saurus	Lady-fish
Elops senegalensis	Senegalese lady-fish
Elops smithi	Malacho

Family: Megalopidae (Tarpons)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Megalops atlanticus	Tarpon
Megalops cyprinoides	Indo-Pacific tarpon

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