Tarpon Facts: a HIGH FLYING Fish 🐟 Animal Fact Files

Описание: Tarpon are fish known for their massive leaps out of the water when hooked. They're only eaten sometimes however because they're rather bony. Learn more tarpon facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Genus - Megalops
Range: Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans
Habitat: coastal regions, but also up into freshwater habitat
Size: 1 to 8 feet (30.5 to 250 cm) depending on age and species
Diet: fish, crustaceans, juveniles take insects as well
Threats: sharks, birds of prey, alligators, dolphins
Lifespan: 30-50 years

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Tarpon HABITAT 0:00
Tarpon APPEARANCE 1:02
Tarpon LIFE CYCLE 1:52
Tarpon BEHAVIOR 2:40
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Image and Video Credits:
Dyscrete Pictures - https://vimeo.com/869620835
DigiSnapMark - https://vimeo.com/930786073
beluga - https://vimeo.com/342853858
Sasuke Tsujita -    • イセゴイ　Indo-Pacific tarpon　Megalops cyprinoides   ;    • アトランティックターポン（ターポン）　Atlantic Tarpon　 Megalo...  
Pelagic -    • Giant Tarpon jumps next to the boat!  
Fecop Costa Rica -    • Tarpon Jumping in Costa Rica Part II  
T Fish -    • Feeding MONSTER TARPON at Robbie's  
fly and fish with Frazer -    • Mullet Run 2022 Drone Tarpon Sharks and Sn...   ;    • Mullet Run!! Fort Lauderdale Miami Tarpon ...  
Small Craft Advisory Warning -    • Tarpon under the bridge  
Pauline Walsh Jacobson - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/34... ; https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/32... ; https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/25...
Dan Schofield - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/25...
Shawn Taylor - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/19...
Kils - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Research Credits:
https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Mega...
https://www.fishbase.se/summary/1079
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/dis...
https://www.britannica.com/animal/elo...
https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p...
https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/...
https://www.dnr.sc.gov/swap/supplemen...

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