Tarpon

One of the ocean's most spectacular game fish — silver, prehistoric-looking, and capable of explosive leaps when hooked, though divers simply watch them from below. Atlantic tarpon gather in the shallow channels and river mouths around Punta Izopo during the wet-season months, using the freshwater-saltwater mixing zone as a spawning staging area. Underwater, a school of tarpon hovering in mid-water — reflecting the ambient light like a cloud of mirrors — is one of the Caribbean's great spectacles. Least concern globally, but heavily targeted by sport fishing; the protected bay and national park boundary provide meaningful buffer here.