tarpon (redirected from tarpons)

tar·pon  (tärpn)

n. pl. tarpon or tar·pons

Any of several fishes of the family Elopidae or Megalopidae, especially a large silvery game fish (Megalops atlanticus) of Atlantic coastal waters.

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tarpon - large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida Tarpon atlanticus malacopterygian, soft-finned fish - any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii genus Tarpon - tarpons Elops saurus, ladyfish, tenpounder - game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller