The tarpon employs different feeding techniques depending upon its level of growth and development. Stage I larvae absorb nutrients directly from seawater through the integument. Zooplankton (copepods and ostracods), insects, and small fish compose the diet of stage II and III tarpon larvae and small juveniles. As tarpon grow, they move away from zooplankton as a chief food source and prey more exclusively on fishes (especially poecilids and cyprinodontids) and larger invertebrates such as shrimp and crabs. While juvenile tarpon are planktivorous, adult tarpon are strictly carnivorous and mostly feed on mid-water prey such as mullets, pinfish, marine catfishes, Atlantic needlefish, sardines, shrimp, and crabs. Tarpon feed during both day and night. Since the tarpon have minute teeth only, they usually swallow the prey whole.
YES
they eat catfish, mullet, and just about everything else
The address of the Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum is: 100 Beekman Ln, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
a tarpon looks dangerous but it`s not tarpon are harmless and feed on plankton
The address of the Tarpon Springs Library is: 138 E Lemon Street, Tarpon Springs, 34689 2611
no! a tarpon is not a predator it eats shrimp
The scientific name for tarpon is Megalops atlanticus.
yes! a tarpon is the top predetor
Atlantic tarpon was created in 1847.
The address of the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center is: 101 S Pinellas Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
The phone number of the Tarpon Springs Library is: 727-943-4922.
The web address of the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center is: http://tarponarts.org/tarpon-springs-information/our-venues/cultural-center