The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tarpum \Tar"pum\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A very large marine fish ( Megapolis Atlanticus) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. It often becomes six or more feet in length, and has large silvery scales. The scales are a staple article of trade, and are used in fancywork. Called also tarpon, sabalo, savanilla, silverfish, and jewfish.
Wiktionary
n. 1 tarpon 2 milkfish
Wikipedia
Sábalo or sabalo are Spanish common names of many fish species, most of them from South America, some from the rest of the Americas and others, such as:
- Alosa alosa ( Spain)
- Arius heudelotii ( Mauritania)
- Brycon spp. (northern South America, especially Ecuador) — B. alburbus, B. atrocaudatus, B. behreae, B. cephalus, B. coyexi, B. dentex, B. falcatus, B. melanopterus, B. oligolepis, B. pesu, B. stolzmanni, B. striatulus, B. whitei
- Chanos chanos ( Southeast Asia and Mexico), a.k.a. "milkfish"
- Elops saurus ( Dominican Republic), a.k.a. "ladyfish" or "ten-pounder"
- Megalops atlanticus ( Puerto Rico, Cuba, Venezuela, United States, etc., a.k.a. "tarpon")
- Prochilodus lineatus ( Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay)
- Salminus hilarii ( Peru), a species of Salminus
Sabalo may refer to:
- Sabalo, also called sábalo, various species of fish
- USS Sabalo, the name of more than one United States Navy ship
Usage examples of "sabalo".
Each time he used them, though, he encountered exceptional lifeforms: a sabalo trout huge as a salmon, a grandfather manatee happy to die and heavy with useful blubber, and two giant wild turkeys.