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]