Atlantic tarpon

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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, 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.

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