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The tarpons are two species of fish, the only members of the family Megalopidae and genus Megalops. They are large coastal fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
 prized by anglers
Angling

Angling is a method of fishing by means of an "angle" .The hook is usually attached by a fishing line to a fishing rod. A Float such as a Float is sometimes used....
.

They grow up to in length and sometimes weigh . When swimming in oxygen-poor water, tarpons can breathe air from the surface. They have a similar leptocephalus
Leptocephalus

A leptocephalus is the flat and Transparency larva of the eel and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha, including the conger, tarpon, bonefish,...
 larve to eel
Eel

True eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 19 Family s, 110 genera and approximately 600 species. Most eels are predators....
s, which float in surface waters before taking on the adult form.






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The tarpons are two species of fish, the only members of the family Megalopidae and genus Megalops. They are large coastal fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
 prized by anglers
Angling

Angling is a method of fishing by means of an "angle" .The hook is usually attached by a fishing line to a fishing rod. A Float such as a Float is sometimes used....
.

They grow up to in length and sometimes weigh . When swimming in oxygen-poor water, tarpons can breathe air from the surface. They have a similar leptocephalus
Leptocephalus

A leptocephalus is the flat and Transparency larva of the eel and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha, including the conger, tarpon, bonefish,...
 larve to eel
Eel

True eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 19 Family s, 110 genera and approximately 600 species. Most eels are predators....
s, which float in surface waters before taking on the adult form. There are two species, one native to the Atlantic, and the other to the Indo-Pacific
Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific is a biogeography region of the earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia....
 oceans. They .

The genus name derives from the Greek adjective megalo meaning 'large', and the noun opsi, meaning 'face'.

Species

  • Atlantic tarpon
    Atlantic tarpon

    The Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, inhabits coastal waters, estuary, lagoons, and rivers. It feeds on various fish and crabs. It is capable of filling its swim bladder with air and absorbing oxygen from it....
    , Megalops atlanticus
  • Indo-Pacific tarpon
    Indo-Pacific tarpon

    The Indo-Pacific tarpon or oxeye, Megalops cyprinoides, inhabits tropical coastal and brackish waters of the Indo-Pacific oceans.Adult length is up to 1.5 m, and the greatest reported weight is 18 kg....
    , Megalops cyprinoides


External links

References to the genus in The Biodiversity Heritage Library The Tarpon Information