Squaretail

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

There are 3 species:

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

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.