3.3.7.2 Megalopidae (Tarpons)

3.3.7.2 Megalopidae (Tarpons)

  • Eye large
  • A gular plate located between arms of lower jaw
  • Dorsal fin single present at midpoint of body; last dorsal fin ray filamentous

Eg. Megalops cyprinoides  

Megalopidae (Tarpons)

Similar Families

Clupeidae - Absence of lateral line and gular plate; scutes seen along belly region.

Elopidae (Elops machnata)

(Chanos chanos)

Chanidae - Dorsal fin ray not filamentous, Gular plate absent.

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