Tarpon Size
Size of Tarpon
Weight | 100 pounds+ |
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Lifespan | Males-30+ years; females-50+ years |
The Tarpon is a member of the chordata, In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Actinopterygii, and it belongs to the order Elopiformes.
The Tarpon belonged to the family Megalopidae, mainly distributed in Ocean. They like to live in bays, mangrove lagoons, coastal waters, and Their skin type is scales, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly blue, black, green, silver. In addition, fish and large invertebrates are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are sharks, porpoises, alligators.
The most distinctive feature of Tarpon is large, silvery scales on sides.