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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
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 ...
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.
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Subgenus Petryashovia, with the type species Boreomysis megalops G. O. Sars, 1872, includes epi-mesopelagic species with somewhat less developed carapace projections (no rostrum and rather short ventrolateral lobes) and undevided propodus of pereopods. The name is dedicated to a carcinologist Victor Vladimirovich Petryashov (1956–2018). [1]
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.