This article is about the Indo-Pacific tarpon (
Megalops cyprinoides). For the genus
Megalops, see
Tarpon. For the Atlantic tarpon (
Megalops atlanticus), see
Atlantic tarpon.
Indo-Pacific tarpon
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Actinopterygii |
| Order: |
Elopiformes |
| Family: |
Megalopidae |
| Genus: |
Megalops |
| Species: |
M. cyprinoides |
| Binomial name |
Megalops cyprinoides
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| Synonyms |
- Clupea cyprinoides Broussonet 1782
- Elops cyprinoides (Broussonet 1782)
- Clupea thrissoides Bloch & Schneider 1801
- Cyprinodon cundingus Hamilton 1822
- Elops cundingus (Hamilton 1822)
- Megalops cundingus (Hamilton 1822)
- Megalops curtifilis Richardson 1846
- Megalops filamentosus Lacepède 1803
- Megalops indicus Valenciennes 1847
- Megalops macrophthalmus Bleeker 1851
- Megalops macropterus Bleeker 1866
- Megalops oligolepis Bleeker 1866
- Megalops setipinnis Richardson 1846
- Megalops staigeri Castelnau 1878
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The Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides), also known as the oxeye herring or simply herring due to its superficial resemblance to the true herrings, of which it is not a member, is the smaller of the two species of tarpon and lives in Indo-Pacific waters.