Indo-Pacific tarpon

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.

Indo-Pacific tarpon
Temporal range: Holocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Megalopidae
Genus: Megalops
Species:
M. cyprinoides
Binomial name
Megalops cyprinoides
(Broussonet, 1782)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Clupea cyprinoides Broussonet 1782
  • Elops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782)
  • Clupea thrissoides Bloch & Schneider 1801
  • Cyprinodon cundingus Hamilton 1822
  • Elops cundingus (Hamilton 1822)
  • Megalops cundingus (Hamilton 1822)
  • Megalops curtifilis Richardson 1846
  • Megalops filamentosus Lacepède 1803
  • Megalops indicus Valenciennes 1847
  • Megalops macrophthalmus Bleeker 1851
  • Megalops macropterus Bleeker 1866
  • Megalops oligolepis Bleeker 1866
  • Megalops setipinnis Richardson 1846
  • Megalops staigeri Castelnau 1878

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]

  1. ^ Adams, A.; Guindon, K.; Horodysky, A.; MacDonald, T.; McBride, R.; Shenker, J.; Ward, R.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Megalops cyprinoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T166868A46642796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T166868A46642796.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Megalopidae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Megalopidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. ^ Adams, A., Guindon, K., Horodysky, A., MacDonald, T., McBride, R., Shenker, J. & Ward, R. 2012. Megalops cyprinoides. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. [www.iucnredlist.org]. Downloaded on 01 March 2014.