Tarpon atlanticus Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847
Synonyms:
Tarpon atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847
Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847, Hist. nat. Poiss., 19: 398.
Tarpon atlanticus: Costa Pereira and Saldanha, 1977: 1-15, 2 fig.
Clupea gigantea Shaw, 1804
Megalops elongatus Girard, 1859
Megalops thrissoides Günther, 1868
Common names:
silberfisch [Germany]
tarpon [UK and USA]
tarpon [Spain]
tarpon argente [France and Belgium]