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Bigeye soldierfish

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Bigeye soldierfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae
Genus: Ostichthys
Species:
O. trachypoma
Binomial name
Ostichthys trachypoma

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

Description

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The average length of the bigeye soldierfish as an unsexed male is about 20 cm or about 7.8 in. They are no threat to humans.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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

References

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  1. ^ Moore, J.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Russell, B.; McEachran, J.D. (2015). "Ostichthys trachypoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16443217A16510082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16443217A16510082.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ostichthys trachypoma - The Taxonomicon
  3. ^ "Ostichthys trachypoma (Gunther, 1859) BIGEYE SOLDIERFISH". The Polistes Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ostichthys trachypoma". FishBase. July 2006 version.