FishincSpecies catalog
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) belongs to the family Megalopidae. Habitat: fresh water, brackish water and salt water.
Profile
| Scientific name | Megalops atlanticus |
|---|---|
| Family | Megalopidae |
| Habitat | Fresh water, brackish water and salt water |
| Group | Predators |
| Regional lists in Fishinc | Mexico and Caribbean saltwater, Mexico and Central America freshwater, South America saltwater, US and Canada saltwater |
Identifying features
- Large, compressed herring-like body covered with very large shiny silver scales
- Upturned mouth with a protruding lower jaw
- Last ray of the dorsal fin a long filament
- Dark blue-grey back
- Deeply forked tail
Tarpon in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Tarpun, Atlantischer Tarpun |
| French | Megalops Atlanticus, Tarpon de l'Atlantique |
| Spanish | Sábalo, Sábalo real |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Sábalo, Sábalo real, Tarpón |
| Portuguese | Tarpão |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Tarpão |
| Dutch | Tarpoen |
| Polish | Tarpon |
| Swedish | Tarpon |
| Finnish | Tarponi |
| Czech | Tarpon atlantský |
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