Indo-Pacific Tarpon Tapestry

It is also known as the oxeye herring or simply herring, is the smaller of the two species of tarpon and lives in Indo-Pacific waters. Their usual habitat is in coastal waters, estuaries and many miles upstream (from the estuaries) in freshwater rivers and lakes. They are amphidromus, i.e. they migrate from the river to the sea, and from the sea to the river. Those living in fresh water tend to be smaller than the ones living in saltwater, growing just over 50 cm (20 in), while saltwater examples grow over 1 m (3.3 ft).