Information about Tarpon
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The tarpons (Spanish: sábalos) are large coastal fish prized by anglers. They grow up to 8 feet in length and sometimes weigh 200 pounds. When swimming in oxygen poor water, tarpons can breathe air from the surface. There are two species in a single genus Megalops in the family Megalopidae[1], one native to the Atlantic, and the other to the Indo-Pacific oceans.
The genus name derives from the Greek adjective megalo meaning 'large', and the noun opsi, meaning 'face'.
Species
- Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, a famous sport fish.
- Indo-Pacific tarpon, Megalops cyprinoides, a lesser-known and smaller fish.
References
1. ^ "Megalopidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 05 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
Megalops atlanticus
Binomial name
Megalops atlanticus
Valenciennes, 1847
The Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and rivers.
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Binomial name
Megalops atlanticus
Valenciennes, 1847
The Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and rivers.
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Actinopterygii
Klein, 1885
Subclasses
Chondrostei
Neopterygii
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The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes.
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Klein, 1885
Subclasses
Chondrostei
Neopterygii
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The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes.
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Elopiformes
Families
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Elopiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the tarpons, tenpounders, and ladyfish, as well as a number of extinct types.
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Families
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Elopiformes is the order of ray-finned fish that includes the tarpons, tenpounders, and ladyfish, as well as a number of extinct types.
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Writing system: Latin (Spanish variant)
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
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Angling is a method of fishing, specifically the practice of catching fish by means of an "angle" (hook). The hook is usually attached by a line to a fishing rod. A bite indicator such as a float is sometimes, but not always, used.
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family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres (41.1 million square miles), it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface.
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Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic 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.
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Megalops atlanticus
Binomial name
Megalops atlanticus
Valenciennes, 1847
The Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and rivers.
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Binomial name
Megalops atlanticus
Valenciennes, 1847
The Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and rivers.
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Megalops atlanticus
Binomial name
Megalops atlanticus
Valenciennes, 1847
The Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and rivers.
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Binomial name
Megalops atlanticus
Valenciennes, 1847
The Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and rivers.
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Megalops cyprinoides
Binomial name
Megalops cyprinoides
(Broussonet, 1782)
The Indo-Pacific tarpon or oxeye, Megalops cyprinoides
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Binomial name
Megalops cyprinoides
(Broussonet, 1782)
The Indo-Pacific tarpon or oxeye, Megalops cyprinoides
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Megalops cyprinoides
Binomial name
Megalops cyprinoides
(Broussonet, 1782)
The Indo-Pacific tarpon or oxeye, Megalops cyprinoides
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Binomial name
Megalops cyprinoides
(Broussonet, 1782)
The Indo-Pacific tarpon or oxeye, Megalops cyprinoides
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