Megalopidae

tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

Vulnerable Megalopid Fish of the Caribbean Sea

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Europe
• North America
• South America
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Large
• Tropical fish

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.