Biology:Bigeye squaretail
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Short description: Species of fish
| Bigeye squaretail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Actinopterygii |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Scombriformes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Tetragonuridae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Tetragonurus |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">T. atlanticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetragonurus atlanticus Lowe, 1839
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| Synonyms | |
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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]
References
- ↑ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Tetragonurus atlanticus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T190296A42691929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190296A42691929.en.
- ↑ "Tetragonurus atlanticus summary page". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Tetragonurus-atlanticus.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q2291183 entry
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