Indo-Pacific Tarpon

Scientific Name: Megalops cyprinoides
Family: Tarpons – Megalopidae
Maximum Size: 90cm
Identification: Silver; large prominent scales, pectoral fins low on body, ventral fins on belly below dorsal fin, deeply forked tail.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Inner bays, river mouths and mangroves to 50m.
Location: Indo-Pacific – Red Sea to N. Micronesia and French Polynesia. S. Korea to S.E. Australia.