Squaretail

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Squaretails
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
See text.

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.

[edit] Species

There are 3 species:

• Bigeye squaretail, Tetragonurus atlanticus Lowe, 1839.
• Smalleye squaretail, Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810.
• Pacific squaretail, Tetragonurus pacificus Abe, 1953.

[edit] References

• "Tetragonuridae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
• "Tetragonurus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.