Bigeye squaretail
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Species: | T. atlanticus
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Tetragonurus atlanticus Lowe, 1839
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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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