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The fighting tarpon (Tarpon atlanticus) was designated the state fish of Alabama in 1955. A silver-colored saltwater game fish that ranges off the coast of Alabama and the Mobile estuary, the tarpon can reach 100 pounds in weight. In 1975 the designation was changed to "state saltwater fish" when the largemouth bass became Alabama's state freshwater fish.
Most states recognize fish or sealife symbols - see list of 50 state fish symbols.
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