Bigeye squaretail
Appearance
Bigeye squaretail | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Family: | Tetragonuridae |
Genus: | Tetragonurus |
Species: | T. atlanticus
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Binomial name | |
Tetragonurus atlanticus Lowe, 1839
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Synonyms | |
Ctenodax wilkinsoni MacLeay, 1886 |
The bigeye squaretail, Tetragonurus atlanticus, is a 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 toxic to humans.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Tetragonurus atlanticus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190296A42691929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190296A42691929.en.
- ^ "Tetragonurus atlanticus summary page".