tarpon

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T0049900 (tär′pən)n. pl. tarpon or tar·pons Either of two large marine game fishes, Megalops cyprinoides of the Pacific and Indian Oceans or M. atlanticus of Atlantic coastal waters, having a bluish-green back and silvery sides.

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tarpon

(ˈtɑːpən) n, pl -pons or -pon1. (Animals) a large silvery clupeoid game fish, Tarpon atlanticus, of warm Atlantic waters, having a compressed body covered with large scales: family Elopidae2. (Animals) Austral another name for ox-eye herring3. (Animals) any similar related fish[C17: perhaps from Dutch tarpoen, of unknown origin]

tar•pon

(ˈtɑr pən)

n., pl. -pons, (esp. collectively) -pon. a powerful game fish, Megalops atlanticus, of warm W Atlantic waters, having large, silvery scales. [1675–85; earlier tarpum, trapham, terbum]

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tarpon - large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off FloridaTarpon atlanticusmalacopterygian, soft-finned fish - any fish of the superorder Malacopterygiigenus Tarpon - tarponsElops saurus, ladyfish, tenpounder - game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller

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tarpon

(tär`pŏn), common name for members of the family Megalopidae, or Elopidae, large game fish of the warm seas of the Western Hemisphere, ranging occasionally from Long Island to Brazil and to the west coast of Africa and entering freshwater streams freely. Their heavy, silvery scales, sometimes used as ornaments, give them the name silver king. Tarpons average 6 ft (183 cm) in length and 150 lb (67.5 kg) in weight, although some may be over 8 ft (244 cm) long and weigh more than 300 lb (135 kg). Active and predacious, they prey on schools of small fry. They are deep-sea game-fishing favorites, particularly Megalops atlanticus, found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean. Tarpons are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Actinopterygii, order Elopiformes, family Megalopidae, or Elopidae.

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[′tär·pən] (vertebrate zoology) Megalops atlantica. A herringlike fish of the family Elopidae weighing up to 300 pounds (136 kilograms) and reaching a length of 8 feet (2.4 meters); it has a single soft, rayed dorsal fin, strong jaws, a bony plate under the mouth, numerous small teeth, and coarse, bony flesh covered with large scales.

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noun large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida

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