Atlantic tarpon

English

Megalops atlanticus, Atlantic tarpon

Noun

Atlantic tarpon (plural Atlantic tarpon or Atlantic tarpons)

1. A ray-finned fish, of species Megalops atlanticus, that inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons and rivers about the Atlantic Ocean, typically in tropical and subtropical regions.

   Synonym: silver king

   • 1996, Marty Snyderman, Clay Wiseman, Guide to Marine Life: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Aqua Quest Publications, page 161,

     Atlantic tarpon are among the most dramatic and unusual of all Caribbean fishes.

   • 2009, John Dawes, Andrew Campbell, David Alderton, Richard Beatty, Exploring the World of Aquatic Life‎^[1], Infobase Publishing (Chelsea House), page 36:

     It may look nothing like an eel, but the Atlantic tarpon is related to these ancient snakelike fish.

   • 2016, Stephen Spotte, Tarpons, Wiley, page ix:

     It seems that any Atlantic tarpons found there could only be stragglers from Brazil.

Translations

Megalops atlanticus

Further reading

• Atlantic tarpon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Megalops atlanticus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Megalops atlanticus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons