WoRMS taxon details
Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810
127080 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127080)
accepted
Species
Tetragonus cuvieri Risso, 1810 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052 [details] 
Distribution Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean
Distribution Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127080 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on jellyfishes and salps, also other soft-bodied coelenterates, ctenophores, as well as plankton [details]Distribution Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean [details]
Habitat oceanic, usually near surface; possibly near bottom. Perhaps occurs in schools. Young usually among jellyfishes or inside large salps [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshku lime | [details] |
| English | smalleye squaretail | [details] |
| French | tétragonure lilas | [details] |
| Japanese | ドクウロコイボダイ | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Τετραγόνουρος | [details] |
| Russian | кювьеров алетКубохвост | [details] |
| Spanish | colicuadrado ojito | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tetragonurus cuvieri)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Tetragonurus cuvieri, Italy, by Cruscanti, M.)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tetragonurus cuvieri RAD107358-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tetragonurus cuvieri)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Tetragonurus cuvieri, Italy, by Cruscanti, M.)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tetragonurus cuvieri RAD107358-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
