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Indo-Pacific tarpon
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This article is about the Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides). For the genus Megalops, see Tarpon. For the Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus), see Atlantic tarpon.
The Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides), also known as the oxeye herring or simply herring due to its superficial resemblance to the true herrings, of which it is not a member, is the smaller of the two species of tarpon and lives in Indo-Pacific waters.[4]
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Indo-Pacific tarpon | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Elopiformes |
Family: | Megalopidae |
Genus: | Megalops |
Species: | M. cyprinoides |
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Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782) | |
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