Bigeye soldierfish
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| Genus: | Ostichthys
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| Species: | O. trachypoma
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| Ostichthys trachypoma | |
The bigeye soldierfish (Ostichthys trachypoma) is a soldierfish species belonging to the Holocentridae family.
Description
The average length of the bigeye soldierfish as an unsexed male is about 20 centimeters or about 7.8 inches. They do not serve as a threat to humans.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to the Western Atlantic, being found near New York, USA, and in the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles. Found also near and Brazil.[4] They are known to be found in a demersal marine environment within a tropical environment.
References
- ^ Moore, J.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Russell, B.; McEachran, J.D. (2015). "Ostichthys trachypoma". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e.T16443217A16510082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16443217A16510082.en. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Ostichthys trachypoma - The Taxonomicon
- ^ "Ostichthys trachypoma (Gunther, 1859) BIGEYE SOLDIERFISH". The Polistes Corporation. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Ostichthys trachypoma" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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