Indo-Pacific tarpon

noun

Megalops cyprinoides, the smaller of the two species of tarpon that inhabits the Indo-Pacific waters.

Meanings

nounIndo-Pacific tarpon (plural Indo-Pacific tarpons or Indo-Pacific tarpon)

plural Indo-Pacific tarpons

  1. Megalops cyprinoides, the smaller of the two species of tarpon that inhabits the Indo-Pacific waters.

    Synonyms: oxeye herring, Pacific tarpon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMegalops cyprinoides, the smaller of the two species of tarpon that inhabits the Indo-Pacific waters.

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