Elopiformes

Although many fossil forms are known, the order is relatively small today, containing just two genera and nine species:[3]

• Order Elopiformes Gosline 1960[4][5][6]
  • Family †Anaethaliidae Gaudant 1968 [Anaethalionidae Gaudant 1967]
    • Genus †Daitingichthys Arratia 1987
    • Genus †Anaethalion White 1938 [Aethalion von Münster 1842 non Lepeletier & Serville 1828]
    • Genus †Holcolepis von der Marck 1868 [Macrolepis von der Marck 1863 non Rafinesque 1815; Rhabdolepis von der Marck 1863 non Troschel 1857; Petalolepis Geints 1868]
  • Suborder Elopoidei
    • Genus †Antofagastaichthys Arratia 1986
    • Genus †Arratiaelops Taverne 1999
    • Genus †Coryphaenopsis Frič & Bayer 1902
    • Genus †Ctenodentelops Forey et al. 2003
    • Genus †Echinelops Murray & Hoşgör 2012
    • Genus †Ectasis Jordan & Gilbert 1919
    • Genus †Elopidarum
    • Genus †Elopsomolos Arratia 2000
    • Genus †Eurygnathus Agassiz 1845 non Blackburn 1888 non Davis 1887 non Wollaston 1854 [Esocelops Woodward 1901]
    • Genus †Goulmimichthys Cavin 1995
    • Genus †Hypsospondylus Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1885
    • Genus †Irenichthys Jakovlev 1968
    • Genus †Laminospondylus Springer 1957
    • Genus †Tingitanichthys Taverne 1996
    • Genus †Paraelops Silva Santos 1971
    • Genus †Ichthyemidion Poyato-Ariza 1995
    • Family †Protelopidae de Saint Seine 1949
      • Genus †Eoprotelops Saint-Seine 1949
      • Genus †Protelops Laube 1885
    • Family Elopidae Bonaparte 1832/Valenciennes 1847 (ladyfish, tenpounders)
      • Genus †Flindersichthys Longman 1932
      • Genus †Histialosa Gervais 1855
      • Genus †Lyrolepis Romanowski 1886 non Rechiger 1943
      • Genus †Nardoelops Taverne & Capasso 2012
      • Genus †Opisthopteryx Pictet & Humbert 1866
      • Genus †Palelops Applegate 1970
      • Genus †Parasyllaemus
      • Genus †Sauropsidium Costa 1850 [Hyptius Costa 1864]
      • Genus †Thrissopteroides von der Marck 1873
      • Genus †Davichthys Forey 1973
      • Genus †Naiathaelon Poyato-Ariza & Wenz 1994
      • Genus Elops Linnaeus 1766 non Bonaparte 1831 non Commerson ex Lacépède 1801 [Helops Müller 1835 non Brandt & Ratzeburg 1833 non Agassiz 1846 non Browne 1789; Ellops Minding 1832 non Gistel 1848; Alloelops (Nybelin 1979); Elops (Alloelops) Nybelin 1979; Elops (Gularus) Whitley 1940; Gularus (Whitley 1940); Mugilomorus Lacépède 1803; Trichonotus Rafinesque 1815 non Bloch & S Schneider 1801; Harengus Catesby 1771 non Geoffroy 1767 non Klein 1775 ex Walbaum 1792 non De Garsault 1764] (seven species, one of which was described in 2010)
    • Family Megalopidae Jordan 1882 (Tarpons)
      • Genus †Elopoides Wenz 1965
      • Genus †Paratarpon Bardack 1970
      • Genus †Promegalops Casier 1966
      • Genus †Protarpon Forey 1973
      • Genus †Sedenhorstia White & MoyThomas 1941 [Microcoelia Marck 1863 non Guenee 1852 non Lindley 1830 non Agardh 1876]
      • Genus †Starrias Jordan 1925
      • Genus Megalops Lacépède 1803 [Amia Browne 1756 ex Browne 1789 non Gronow 1763 ex Gray 1854 non Meuschen 1781 non Linnaeus 1766; Brisbania de Castelnau 1878; Cyprinodon Hamilton 1822 non Lacépède 1803; Oculeus Commerson ex Lacépède 1803; Tarpon Jordan & Evermann 1896] (two species)

• Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-05-17.

• The inshore grand slam Article about bonefish, ladyfish and tarpon.