Sealife guideThe atlantic tarponMegalops atlanticus

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Atlantic tarpon
  • French name: Tarpon de l'Atlantique
  • Spanish name: Tarpón,sábalo
  • Scientific name: Megalops atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1847)
  • Family name: Megalopidae
  • Order name: Elopiformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The atlantic tarpon is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The atlantic tarpon appears in the IUCN Red List since 2019 within the category Vulnerable !
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