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tarpon
[ tahr-puhn ]
noun
- a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
tarpon
/ ˈtɑːpən /
noun
- a large silvery clupeoid game fish, Tarpon atlanticus, of warm Atlantic waters, having a compressed body covered with large scales: family Elopidae
- another name for ox-eye herring
- any similar related fish
Word History and Origins
Origin of tarpon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tarpon1
Example Sentences
Called the "depredation rate," the team found that 15.3% of tarpon that were hooked by anglers and fought for more than five minutes were eaten while still on the line.
Setting out into the Gulf of Mexico in threes and fours, fishermen returned with buckets of tarpon and long, streaked snook.
"It's the most extensive database on tarpon movement to date," says Griffin, and it gave the researchers a number of hitherto unknown plot points in tarpon's story.
This is where people go to hunt alligators, fish for tarpon and search for scallops in the shallow waters.
John Callion, 33, a Marathon tarpon guide, saw the tragedy unfold from his boat and sprang into action to try to save the family, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office 911 call log.
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