Tarpon Megalops atlanticus

Photo: Larry Morin

Classification

Megalopidae [family]

Megalops [genus] (1)

Megalops [genus] (1)

Recorded on	Bonaire
	Curaçao
	Saba Bank
	Sint Eustatius

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
	Indigenous (1) - Saba Bank
	Indigenous (1) - Sint Eustatius

Notes on presence status	Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Aruba, Sint Maarten and Saba.

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