Entitled: "Tarpon caught by Mrs. Charles E. Allen of Glasgow, Scotland, at St. James City, Florida." Tarpon have a distinctive dorsal fin ray that extends into a long filament, a large upward pointing mouth and very large scales. Anglers catch tarpon that

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Entitled: "Tarpon caught by Mrs. Charles E. Allen of Glasgow, Scotland, at St. James City, Florida." Tarpon have a distinctive dorsal fin ray that extends into a long filament, a large upward pointing mouth and very large scales. Anglers catch tarpon that weigh 40 to 150 pounds on average. Tarpon are not eaten. Photographed by Joseph John Kirkbride, circa 1884-91.

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