Australia
Tarpon live in many tropical areas of Australia in both freshwater and saltwater. Species in fresh water tend to be smaller than the saltwater species, growing just over 50 cm, while saltwater species grow over a metre. In saltwater, they mainly feed on prawns and herring, but also many other small fish. In freshwater, there is no significant difference in their food habits; they eat freshwater prawns and bony bream, mainly. Unlike the barramundi, they are able to breed in freshwater and saltwater.
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