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Rachel Andres-Beck, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Elopiformes
Family:
Megalopidae
Genus:
Megalops
Species:
atlanticus
Common:
Tarpon
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Freshwater
Brackish water
Marine
Map of Known Habitats
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Regions:
Atlantic, Eastern Central
Atlantic, Northeast
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Southwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Pacific, Eastern Central
Africa - Inland Waters
Europe - Inland Waters
North America - Inland Waters
South America - Inland Waters
Description
Sound Name: Grunt Thump
Citable References
Kaschner (2012)
Fish and Mowbray (1970)
Sound Name: Unnamed
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML111929)
Fish, M. P., Mowbray, W. H. 1970. Sounds of Western North Atlantic Fishes, A Reference File of Biological Underwater Sounds. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD.
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