Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Tetragonuridae Squaretails

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Tetragonurus atlanticus
[Bigeye squaretail]

Photo by Cruscanti, M.

Tetragonurus cuvieri
[Smalleye squaretail]

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Indian and Pacific

Tetragonurus pacificus
[Pacific squaretail]

3 Species of Family Tetragonuridae
(Squaretails)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1839	Tetragonurus atlanticus	Bigeye squaretail	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	50 TL
1810	Tetragonurus cuvieri	Smalleye squaretail	Eastern Pacific	70 TL
1953	Tetragonurus pacificus	Pacific squaretail	Indian and Pacific

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Tetragonuridae Squaretails(See list of species below)

Family: Tetragonuridae Squaretails

(See list of species below)