Squaretail

This article is about the genus of scombriforms. For the trout, see Brook trout.

Squaretails
Smalleye squaretail, Tetragonurus cuvieri Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Suborder:	Stromateoidei
Family:	Tetragonuridae
Genus:	Tetragonurus Risso, 1810
Type species
Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810
Species
See text.
Synonyms[1]
Ctenodax Macleay, 1886

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

1. 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.