VU — Vulnerable

Megalops atlanticus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

ELOPIFORMES

Family

MEGALOPIDAE

Genus

Megalops

Megalops atlanticus belongs to the family MEGALOPIDAE, order ELOPIFORMES, within the ACTINOPTERYGII class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Forest - Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetationMajorMarine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine oceanicMajorWetlands (inland) - Bogs, marshes, swamps, fensMajorWetlands (inland) - Permanent freshwater lakesMajorWetlands (inland) - Permanent rivers/streamsMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Other ecosystem modifications

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species recovery

Policies and regulations

06 — Range

Found in 12 Countries

Angola Argentina Bahamas Bermuda Costa Rica France Ireland Mauritania Mexico Panama Portugal United States

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Megalops atlanticus (Megalops atlanticus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/tarpon

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