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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Tetragonuridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Scientific name
  
Tetragonurus

Rank
  
Genus

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The squaretails are a genus, Tetragonurus, of perciform fishes, the only genus in the family Tetragonuridae.

Contents

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
  • References

    Squaretail Wikipedia