Sealife guideThe atlantic tarponMegalops atlanticus
Last updated on 04/16/2025 at 11:47 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Atlantic tarpon
French namesTarpon de l'Atlantique
Spanish namesTarpónSábalo
Scientific nameMegalops atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1847)
FamilyMegalopidae
OrderElopiformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The atlantic tarpon is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The atlantic tarpon appears in the IUCN Red List since 2019 within the category Vulnerable !
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