THE TARPON 



(Tarpon Atlanticus) 



THIS game fish has the local names of 

 Tarpon, Tarpum, Grand Ecaille, Savalo, Sa- 

 balo, Savanilla, Savalle, Silver Fish, and Silver 

 King. 



He belongs to the family of Elopidea, and is 

 the largest of the herring tribe. His habitat at 

 sea is in the warn^d^ters of the Atlantic Ocean 

 and of the Gulf Stream. He is found along the 

 coasts of Brazil and Central America, as well 

 as among the islands of the West Indies and 

 also along the gulf coast of Mexico. In the 

 summer time tarpon are numerous all around 

 the Gulf of Mexico and on the east coast of 

 Florida. 



A few fish have been known to appear in 

 midsummer as far north as the New England 

 coast. I have seen some in the New York 

 Aquarium that had been taken in nets in New 

 York Bay. In the summer of 1919, 1 saw a fine 



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