Atlantic tarpon en · NOUN
Meanings
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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.
It may look nothing like an eel, but the Atlantic tarpon is related to these ancient snakelike fish.
2009, John Dawes, Andrew Campbell, David Alderton, Richard Beatty, Exploring the World of Aquatic Life, Infobase Publishing (Chelsea House), page 36:It seems that any Atlantic tarpons found there could only be stragglers from Brazil.
2016, Stephen Spotte, Tarpons, Wiley, page ix: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.
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| Atlantic tarpon | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Atlantic tarpons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
pl tarpon atlantycki (Megalops atlanticus) · ru атланти́ческий тарпо́н (Megalops atlanticus)