The squaretails are a genus, Tetragonurus, of scombriform ray-finned fishes, the only genus in the family Tetragonuridae.
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
Timeline
References
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2014). "Tetragonurus Risso, 1810". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Tetragonuridae". FishBase. February 2006 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Tetragonurus". FishBase. February 2006 version.
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