Squaretail
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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The squaretails are a genus, Tetragonurus, of scombriform ray-finned fishes, the only genus in the family Tetragonuridae.
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| Smalleye squaretail, Tetragonurus cuvieri Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Suborder: | Stromateoidei |
| Family: | Tetragonuridae |
| Genus: | Tetragonurus Risso, 1810 |
| Type species | |
| Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810 | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ctenodax Macleay, 1886 | |
They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans, and feed on jellyfish and ctenophores.
Species
The three species are:
- Bigeye squaretail, T. atlanticus Lowe, 1839
- Smalleye squaretail, T. cuvieri Risso, 1810
- Pacific squaretail, T. pacificus Abe, 1953
- Synonyms
- Tetragonurus simplex Lowe, 1834 accepted as Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1833
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