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Bigeye squaretail
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T. atlanticus
Binomial name
Tetragonurus atlanticus
Lowe, 1839

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.[1]

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