Atlantic Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Fish
The Atlantic tarpon is a ray-finned fish that inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and rivers. It is also known as the silver king. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean, typically in tropical and subtropical regions, though it has been reported as far north as Nova Scotia and the Atlantic coast of southern France, and as far south as Argentina. As with all elopiformes, it spawns at sea. Its diet includes small fish and crustaceans.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Elopiformes
- Family
- Megalopidae
- Genus
- Megalops