Megalops Lacépède 1803 (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae
Parent taxon: Elopidae according to A. S. Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Ctenodentelops, Elopopsis, Elops, Elopsomolos, Esocelops, Notelops, Osmeroides, Pachyrhizodus, Palelops, Paraelops, Paratarpon, Protelops, Rhacolepis, Spaniodon, Thrissopater, Thrissopteroides
Subtaxa: Megalops atlanticus, Megalops oblongus, Megalops priscus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore