Atlantic tarpon

plural Atlantic tarpons

1. A ray-finned fish, of species Megalops atlanticus, that inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons and rivers about the Atlantic Ocean, typically in tropical and subtropical regions.

   1996, Marty Snyderman, Clay Wiseman, Guide to Marine Life: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Aqua Quest Publications, page 161, Atlantic tarpon are among the most dramatic and unusual of all Caribbean fishes.

   2 more examples

   It may look nothing like an eel, but the Atlantic tarpon is related to these ancient snakelike fish.

   2009, John Dawes, Andrew Campbell, David Alderton, Richard Beatty, Exploring the World of Aquatic Life, Infobase Publishing (Chelsea House), page 36

   It seems that any Atlantic tarpons found there could only be stragglers from Brazil.

   2016, Stephen Spotte, Tarpons, Wiley, page ix

   Synonyms: silver king