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Megalops atlanticus

VU

Status

Vulnerable

Population

Data not assessed

Trend

↓Decreasing

Group

Fishes

Family

MEGALOPIDAE

Data Source

iucn-redlist-2025

AI Species Profile

Claude-generated profile pending enrichment

Threats (3)

Logging & wood harvesting

Code: 5.3

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Code: 5.4

Ongoing

Other ecosystem modifications

Code: 7.3

Ongoing
Habitats (8)

FRESHWATER

Code: gbif-0 · Suitable · Major importance

MARINE

Code: gbif-1 · Suitable · Major importance

Forest - Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetation

Code: iucn-1.7 · Suitable · Major importance

Marine oceanic

Code: iucn-10 · Suitable · Major importance

Marine coastal/supratidal

Code: iucn-13 · Suitable · Major importance

Wetlands (inland) - Permanent rivers/streams

Code: iucn-5.1 · Suitable · Major importance

Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, marshes, swamps, fens

Code: iucn-5.4 · Suitable · Major importance

Wetlands (inland) - Permanent freshwater lakes

Code: iucn-5.5 · Suitable · Major importance

Countries (12)
AOAngolaARArgentinaBSBahamasBMBermudaCRCosta RicaFRFranceIEIrelandMRMauritaniaMXMexicoPAPanamaPTPortugalUSUnited States
Conservation Actions (2)

Species recovery

Code: 3.2

Policies and regulations

Code: 5.2

Taxonomy

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

ELOPIFORMES

Family

MEGALOPIDAE

Genus

Megalops