Bigeye soldierfish
| Bigeye soldierfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Genus: | Ostichthys |
| Species: | O. trachypoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Ostichthys trachypoma Günther, 1859[1] | |
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.[2]
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.[3] They are known to be found in a demersal marine environment within a tropical environment.
References
- ↑ Ostichthys trachypoma - The Taxonomicon
- ↑ "Ostichthys trachypoma (Gunther, 1859) BIGEYE SOLDIERFISH". The Polistes Corporation. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Ostichthys trachypoma" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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