Squaretail
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| Smalleye squaretail, Tetragonurus cuvieri Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Tetragonuridae |
| Genus: | Tetragonurus Risso, 1810 |
| Species | |
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The squaretails are a genus, Tetragonurus, of perciform fishes, the only genus in the family Tetragonuridae.
They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans, and feed on jellyfish and ctenophores.
Species
The three species are:
- Bigeye squaretail, T. atlanticus Lowe, 1839
- Smalleye squaretail, T. cuvieri Risso, 1810
- Pacific squaretail, T. pacificus Abe, 1953
Timeline
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Tetragonuridae" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Species of Tetragonurus in FishBase. February 2006 version.
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