Atlantic tarpon

English
Megalops atlanticus, Atlantic tarpon

Noun

Atlantic tarpon (plural Atlantic tarpon or Atlantic tarpons)

  1. (zoology) 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.
    Synonym: silver king
    • 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.
    • 2009, John Dawes, Andrew Campbell, David Alderton, Richard Beatty, Exploring the World of Aquatic Life, Infobase Publishing (Chelsea House), page 36,
      It may look nothing like an eel, but the Atlantic tarpon is related to these ancient snakelike fish.
    • 2016, Stephen Spotte, Tarpons, Wiley, page ix:
      It seems that any Atlantic tarpons found there could only be stragglers from Brazil.

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