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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.
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
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.
Emmelichthyops atlanticus, the bonnetmouth, is a marine fish species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs from Florida and the Bahamas to northern South America. This species is the only known member of its genus .
Erythrosquilla megalops Erythrosquilla is a genus of mantis shrimp , placed in its own family ( Erythrosquillidae ) and superfamily ( Erythrosquilloidea ) comprising two species: Erythrosquilla hamano Ahyong, 2001
Distribution and habitat [ edit ] Phenacoscorpius scorpionfishes have an almost circumtropical distribution and are mainly found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with one species in the western Atlantic Ocean, although they are not found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.These are deepwater fishes typically found deeper then 500 m (1,600 ft).
Teuthowenia is a genus of glass squid in the subfamily Taoniinae.Members of this genus are characterized by their deep-sea habitat, clear bodies, and ability to engorge themselves with water to become larger when threatened.
Kyphosus sectatrix has a circumglobal distribution and is found in the warmer areas of all the world's oceans. In the eastern Atlantic Ocean it has been recorded from St Helena and Ascension Island the Azores, the Canary Islands, it has been reported from the Algarve in Portugal and there are records from the Mediterranean.