Bigeye squaretail

Bigeye squaretail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scombriformes
Family:Tetragonuridae
Genus:Tetragonurus
Species: T. atlanticus
Binomial name
Tetragonurus atlanticus
Lowe, 1839
Synonyms

Ctenodax wilkinsoni MacLeay, 1886

The bigeye squaretail, Tetragonurus atlanticus, is a marine fish native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. They feed on soft-bodied medusae and salps and will also eat plankton. Their average length is 50 cm, and their habitat is pelagic. They are poisonous to eat.[2]

References

  1. Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Tetragonurus atlanticus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190296A42691929. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Tetragonurus-atlanticus.html


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