Tarpoon
Tarpon Fishing Information
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The tarpons are large coastal fish notable as a prize of anglers. There are two species in a single genus Megalops in the family Megalopidae, one native to the Atlantic, and the other to the Indo-Pacific area.
The Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus (Valenciennes 1847), inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and rivers. It feeds [...]
Tarpon
Tarpon Fishing Information
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illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: last ray of dorsal fin extended into long filament; one dorsal fin; back dark blue to green or greenish black, shading into bright silver on the sides; may be brownish gold in estuarine waters; huge scales; mouth large and points upward.
Similar species: (as juveniles) ladyfish, Elops saurus. Where [...]
Ladyfish Tarpon
Ladyfish Tarpon Fishing Information
source: myfwc.com
illustrations: Diane Rome Peebles
Description: terminal mouth; slender body; small scales; last dorsal ray not elonged; head small and pointed.
Similar fish: juvenile tarpon, Megalops atlanticus.
Where found: INSHORE fish, in bays and estuaries; occasionally enters freshwater, occurring in tidal pools and canals; often forms large schools and harasses bait at the surface.
Size: 2 [...]
