Bigeye soldierfish

Bigeye soldierfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Ostichthys
Species: O. trachypoma
Binomial name
Ostichthys trachypoma
Günther, 1859[2]

The bigeye soldierfish (Ostichthys trachypoma) is a soldierfish species belonging to the Holocentridae family.

Description

The average length of the bigeye soldierfish as an unsexed male is about 20 centimeters or about 7.8 inches. They do not serve as a threat to humans.[3]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to the Western Atlantic, being found near New York, USA, and in the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles. Found also near and Brazil.[4] They are known to be found in a demersal marine environment within a tropical environment.

References

  1. Moore, J.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Russell, B.; McEachran, J.D. (2015). "Ostichthys trachypoma". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T16443217A16510082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16443217A16510082.en. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. Ostichthys trachypoma - The Taxonomicon
  3. "Ostichthys trachypoma (Gunther, 1859) BIGEYE SOLDIERFISH". The Polistes Corporation. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Ostichthys trachypoma" in FishBase. July 2006 version.

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