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| Scientific Name | Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Antilles (Guadeloupe, Martinique Island, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico) and Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Megalops elongatus, Megalops thrissoides, Tarpon atlanticus |
| Etymology | Megalops: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, ops = appearance. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2500mm or 98.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola, with exceptional occurrences in Portugal, Azores and Atlantic coast of southern France. Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Bahia, Brazil, with occasional occurrences off the American coast northward to Nova Scotia, Canada and southward to Cananéia, Brazil and Argentina. Throughout Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Eastern Central Pacific: Cobia Island in Panama via the Panama Canal. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19, pp 398. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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 | Look up M. atlanticus on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:31.164.1207.8397 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 24 04:18) |