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The '''tarpons''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''sábalos'') are large coastal fish notable as a prize of [[Angling|anglers]]. There are two species in a single genus '''''Megalops''''' in the [[family (biology)|family]] '''Megalopidae'''<ref name="fish>{{FishBase family | family = Megalopidae | year = 2006 | month = 05}}</ref>, one native to the [[Atlantic]], and the other to the [[Indian Ocean|Indo]]-[[Pacific]] area. Both are large silvery fishes. |
The '''tarpons''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''sábalos'') are large coastal fish notable as a prize of [[Angling|anglers]]. There are two species in a single genus '''''Megalops''''' in the [[family (biology)|family]] '''Megalopidae'''<ref name="fish>{{FishBase family | family = Megalopidae | year = 2006 | month = 05}}</ref>, one native to the [[Atlantic]], and the other to the [[Indian Ocean|Indo]]-[[Pacific]] area. Both are large silvery fishes. |
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The name derives from the Greek adjective ''megalo'' meaning 'large', and the noun ''opsi'', meaning 'face'. |
The genus name derives from the Greek adjective ''megalo'' meaning 'large', and the noun ''opsi'', meaning 'face'. |
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==Species== |
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| Genus: | Megalops Valenciennes, 1847
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The tarpons (Spanish: sábalos) are large coastal fish notable as a prize of anglers. 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 area. Both are large silvery fishes.
The genus name derives from the Greek adjective megalo meaning 'large', and the noun opsi, meaning 'face'.
Species
- The Atlantic Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, a famous sport fish.
- The Indo-Pacific tarpon, Megalops cyprinoides is a lesser-known and smaller fish.
External links
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Megalopidae". FishBase. May 2006 version.
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