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  2. Atlantic tarpon - Wikipedia

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    The Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) 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.

  3. Tarpon - Wikipedia

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    Megalops Valenciennes, 1847: Species M. atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847; M. cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782) †M. priscus (Woodward 1901) †M. oblongus (Woodward 1901) †M. vigilax (Jordan 1927) Synonyms [3] Amia Browne 1756 ex Browne 1789 non Gronow 1763 ex Gray 1854 non Meuschen 1781 non Linnaeus 1766; Brisbania de Castelnau 1878

  4. Indo-Pacific tarpon - Wikipedia

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    Megalops setipinnis Richardson 1846 Megalops staigeri Castelnau 1878 The Indo-Pacific tarpon ( Megalops cyprinoides ), also known as the oxeye herring or simply herring due to its superficial resemblance to the true herrings , of which it is not a member, is the smaller of the two species of tarpon and lives in Indo-Pacific waters.

  5. Tortuguero National Park - Wikipedia

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    Other species include eel, [4] the bull shark (Carcharinus leucas), [4] [11] tarpon (Megalops atlanticus), snook (Centropomus parallelus) [11] and tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus). [ 4 ] [ 11 ] As of 1995 only a single species of freshwater mollusc had been recovered from the park, a small bivalve identified as either Mytilopsis guianensis ...

  6. Lachuá Lake - Wikipedia

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    These include fish like the diadromous tarpon (Megalops atlanticus), an ample variety of biogegraphically endemic Cichlid species, [5] reptiles like Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii), Orangebelly Swamp Snake (Tretanorhinus nigroluteus); and mammals, like the Jaguar (Panthera onca), Cougar (Puma concolor), Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii ...

  7. Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge is located in Southwest Florida in Collier County, between Marco Island and Everglades City, Florida.The refuge was first established in 1996 and covers 35,000 acres of the Ten Thousand Islands.

  8. List of U.S. state fish - Wikipedia

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    Megalops atlanticus: 1955 [2] Alaska: King salmon: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha: 1962 [3] Arizona: Apache trout: Oncorhynchus gilae (subspecies apache) 1986 [4] Arkansas: Alligator gar (primitive) Atractosteus spatula: 2019 [5] California: Golden trout (fresh water) Oncorhynchus mykiss (subspecies aguabonita) 1947 [6] Garibaldi (salt water ...

  9. Strongylura marina - Wikipedia

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    The predators of S. marina include larger piscivorous fish such as the Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus). [10] Less common predators include the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris). [11] Since they are surface swimmers, Atlantic needlefish are also preyed upon by some birds.