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Elopiformes of the World Oceans

There are 9 species of Elopiformes that are commonly found in the World Oceans.

Information on the COI barcoding status of these species is presented in the table below.
MODE
A		 All available COI barcodes for this taxa group (collected from any ocean and/or without geo-referencing):
  • Of the 9 total species, 9 of these species (100%) have COI barcodes (from this or any ocean).
  • There are a total of 230 "any ocean" COI barcode records available for this ocean and taxa group.
  • All available taxa group COI barcodes will be included in the Mode A downloads.
    • MODE
    B    		 Regional COI barcodes for this taxa group (includes only those collected in the World Oceans region):
  • Of the 9 total species, 9 of these species (100%) have World Oceans-collected COI barcodes.
  • There are a total of 230 "World Oceans-collected" COI barcodes available for this taxa group.
  • In the map to the right, Red Stars show sampling locations of the COI barcodes in the Mode B download.
    • Uncoded
    Species    		 Of the 9 total species in this region, 0 species do not have any COI barcodes (from any region).

     Barcoding progress summary for the World Oceans region, out of a total of 9 possible species:
    • There are COI barcodes for 9 species ( 100% coverage ).
      •
    • There are 12S barcodes for 9 species ( 100% coverage ). 
    • There are 16S barcodes for 7 species ( 77% coverage ).
    • There are 18S barcodes for 2 species ( 22% coverage ).
    • There are 28S barcodes for 0 species ( 0% coverage ).
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    Elopiformes of the World Oceans
    Taxa Name

    		Taxa
    Level    		Barcode
    Data?    		Number of
    Barcodes
    from
    any ocean    		Number of
    Barcodes
    from this region    		Barcode Locations and
    Species Occurence Map    		MZGdb Atlas
    v2025-m10-01

    2025-Oct-27
      Elops affinis Species
    (1)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 1
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 1
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5003853

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      Elops hawaiensis Species
    (2)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 15
      12S = 10
      16S = 5
      18S = 1
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 15
      12S = 10
      16S = 5
      18S = 1
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5003854

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      Elops lacerta Species
    (3)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 no map accepted
    T5019386

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      Elops machnata Species
    (4)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 44
      12S = 2
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 44
      12S = 2
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5003855

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      Elops saurus Species
    (5)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 33
      12S = 2
      16S = 7
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 33
      12S = 2
      16S = 7
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000538

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      Elops senegalensis Species
    (6)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 no map accepted
    T5019387

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      Elops smithi Species
    (7)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 23
      12S = 2
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 23
      12S = 2
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5003856

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      Megalops atlanticus Species
    (8)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 19
      12S = 6
      16S = 10
      18S = 1
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 19
      12S = 6
      16S = 10
      18S = 1
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000874

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      Megalops cyprinoides Species
    (9)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 91
      12S = 9
      16S = 5
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 91
      12S = 9
      16S = 5
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5004640

    R:1:1:1:0
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