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Tarpon
Tarpon Tar"pon, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Tarpum.
tarpon
Tarpum Tar"pum, n. (Zo["o]l.) A very large marine fish (Megapolis Atlanticus) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. It often becomes six or more feet in length, and has large silvery scales. The scales are a staple article of trade, and are used in fancywork. Called also tarpon, sabalo, savanilla, silverfish, and jewfish.

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- Indo-Pacific Oceans. The two species of tarpon are M. atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon) and M. cyprinoides (Indo-Pacific tarpon). M. atlanticus is found on the western...
- Tarpon Springs is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. Downtown Tarpon Springs has long been a focal point and underwent beautification in...
- The Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) is a ray-finned fish that inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and rivers. It is also known as the silver...
- Look up tarpon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The tarpon is a species of a large, herring-like fish of the genus Megalops. Tarpon may also refer to:...
- Tarpon Bay or Tarpon Bayou may refer to any of several bays in Florida and South Carolina, named for the tarpon fish: Tarpon Bay of Sanibel Island, Florida...
- named USS Tarpon for the tarpon, a large, herring-like fish found abundantly in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The first Tarpon (Submarine...
- The Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides), also known as the oxeye herring or simply herring due to its superficial resemblance to the true herrings...
- Lake Tarpon is a freshwater lake located about 10 miles (16 km) west of Tampa in Palm Harbor and Tarpon Springs, Florida. Lake Tarpon is the largest freshwater...
- Tarpon is an unincorporated community in ****enson County, Virginia, in the United States. Tarpon contained a post office from 1876 until 1961. Pine tar...
- HMS Tarpon has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to: HMS Tarpon (1917), a destroyer launched in 1917 and sold...