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Bigeye soldierfish

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Species of fish

Bigeye soldierfish
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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
Günther, 1859

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

Description

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.

Distribution and habitat

They are native to the Western Atlantic, being found near New York to the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles, and near Brazil. 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". 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.
Taxon identifiers
Ostichthys trachypoma


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