| Nominal Species (n = 16) | Present allocation (n = 7) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Elops affinis Regan, 1909 | Elops affinis | 9297 |
| Elops australis Regan, 1909 | Elops hawaiensis | 7300 |
| Elops capensis Smith, 1838-47 | Elops machnata | 3500 |
| Elops congicus Boulenger, 1898 | Elops lacerta | 3500 |
| Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909 | Elops hawaiensis | 559 |
| Elops hawaiensis (non Regan, 1909) | Elops machnata | 7050 |
| Elops indicus Swainson, 1839 | Elops machnata | 4832 |
| Elops lacerta Valenciennes, 1847 | Elops lacerta | 4445 |
| Argentina machnata Fabricius, 1775 | Elops machnata | 3968 |
| Elops purpurascens Richardson, 1846 | Elops machnata | 94476 |
| Elops saurus (non Linnaeus, 1766) | Elops affinis | 9297 |
| Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766 | Elops saurus | 13608 |
| Elops saurus (non Linnaeus, 1766) | Elops senegalensis | 4445 |
| Elops saurus (non Linnaeus, 1766) | Elops machnata | 3500 |
| Elops senegalensis Regan, 1909 | Elops senegalensis | 2683 |
| Elops smithi McBride, Rocha, Ruiz-Carus & Bowen, 2010 | Elops smithi | 83481 |