Description
Megalops atlanticus is a ray-finned fish that inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and rivers. Tarpons feed almost exclusively on schooling fish and occasionally crabs. A tarpon is capable of filling its swim bladder with air, like a primitive lung. This gives the tarpon a predatory a... Read more in SeabookLocations
- Bermuda
- Ivory Coast
- Nigeria
- Liberia
- Benin
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Colors
silver
green
blue
Poisonous
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Open water
Conservation status
(VU) Vulnerable