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smalleye squaretail (Tetragonurus cuvieri)
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Tetragonuridae

smalleye squaretail

Tetragonurus cuvieri

Oceanic schools hunt jellyfish and comb jellies

  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Large

smalleye squaretail is a marine fish from Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 70 cm.

Maximum length
70 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Aleutian Islands, Alaska to Baja California, Mexico; Chile (Ref. 9068 ). Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559 ), New Zealand and Australia (Ref. 6885 ). Western Indian Ocean: Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4415 ). Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean (Ref. 4415 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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