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A speared tarpon leaps from the water in an 1894 illustration by Hermann Simon. Tarpon are considered some of the greatest saltwater game fishes, prized not only because of their great size but also because of their fight and spectacular leaping ability.
The Atlantic tarpon was first described scientifically by zoologist Achille Valenciennes in 1847 as Megalops atlanticus, Megalops being inspired by their large eyes. [6] The tarpon is the official state saltwater fish of the American state of Alabama. [11] [12]
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.
Lake Tarpon is a freshwater lake located about 10 miles (16 km) west of Tampa in Palm Harbor and Tarpon Springs, Florida. Lake Tarpon is the largest freshwater lake in Pinellas County with a surface area of 2,534 acres (10.25 km 2). [1] Its watershed encompasses 52 square miles (130 km 2). Its two largest tributaries are South Creek and Brooker ...
Tarpon Springs, Florida. Once the world center of the Greek sponge trade, Greek sponge divers still sell their wares in adorable shops around this gulf-front town in Central Florida. Plus, where ...
Xiphactinus (from Latin and Greek for "sword-ray") is an extinct genus of large predatory marine ray-finned fish that lived during the late Albian to the late Maastrichtian. [4] The genus grew up to 5–6 metres (16–20 ft) in length, and superficially resembled a gargantuan, fanged tarpon.
Florida Keys (Florida) The archipelago stretching 125 miles long from mainland Florida into the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico makes for a wondrous, tropical vacation.
After an investigation by Tampa Bay’s News Channel 8, it was revealed that the Tarpon Woods golf community — which was previously owned by the charity, Jan Stephenson’s Crossroads Foundation ...