The bigeye soldierfish (;;;Ostichthys trachypoma';;;') is a soldierfish species belonging to the family Holocentridae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Holocentriformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Genus: | Ostichthys |
| Species: | O. trachypoma
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| Ostichthys trachypoma | |
Description edit
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 edit
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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ostichthys trachypoma.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ostichthys trachypoma - The Taxonomicon
- ^ "Ostichthys trachypoma (Gunther, 1859) BIGEYE SOLDIERFISH". The Polistes Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Ostichthys trachypoma" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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