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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.
Since tarpon are not commercially valuable as a food fish, very little has been documented concerning their geographical distribution and migrations. They inhabit both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and their range in the eastern Atlantic has been reliably established from Senegal to the Congo. Tarpon inhabiting the western Atlantic are ...
Atlantic cod: Gadus morhua: Atlantic croaker: Micropogonias undulatus: Atlantic flyingfish: Cheilopogon melanurus: Atlantic goldeneye tilefish: Caulolatilus chrysops: Atlantic goliath grouper: Epinephelus itajara: Atlantic hagfish: Myxine glutinosa [7] [8] Atlantic herring: Clupea harengus: Atlantic mackerel: Scomber scombrus: Atlantic menhaden ...
The largest species is much-coveted-sport fish, the Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus). The maximum recorded size for this species is 161 kg (355 lb) and length is up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft). [96] Cod ; The largest cod, the Atlantic cod The Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) grows to 2 m (6.6 ft) long and 96 kg (212 lb). [97]
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In salt water, they mainly feed on prawns and herring, but also many other small fish. In fresh water, no significant difference in their food habits is seen; they eat freshwater prawns and bony bream, mainly. [6] The Indo-Pacific tarpon migrates between the open sea and inland rivers. As with all Elopiformes, it spawns mainly offshore. [7]