Tarpon

Tarpon; Temporal range:
	Atlantic tarpon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Superorder:	Elopomorpha
Order:	Elopiformes
Family:	Megalopidae; D. S. Jordan, 1923
Genus:	Megalops; Valenciennes, 1847
Species
	M. atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847; M. cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782); †M. priscus (Woodward 1901); †M. oblongus (Woodward 1901); †M. vigilax (Jordan 1927);
Synonyms
	Amia Browne 1756 ex Browne 1789 non Gronow 1763 ex Gray 1854 non Meuschen 1781 non Linnaeus 1766; Brisbania de Castelnau 1878; Cyprinodon Hamilton 1822 non Lacépède 1803; Oculeus Commerson ex Lacépède 1803; Tarpon Jordan & Evermann 1896;

Tarpon are fish of the genus Megalops. They are the only members of the family Megalopidae. Of the two species, one (M. atlanticus) is native to the Atlantic, and the other (M. cyprinoides) to the Indo-Pacific Oceans.

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