Squaretails | |
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Smalleye squaretail, Tetragonurus cuvieri Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling |
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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.
There are 3 species: