''Priacanthus'' is a genus of marine

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Priacanthidae The Priacanthidae, the bigeyes, are a Family (biology), family of 18 species of marine ray-finned fishes. "Catalufa (disambiguation), Catalufa" is an alternate common name for some members of the Priacanthidae. The etymology of the scientific ...

, the bigeyes. As of 2012 there are 12 species in the genus.Goren, M., et al. (2010)
First record of the Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye ''Priacanthus sagittarius'' Starnes, 1988 in the Mediterranean Sea.
''Aquatic Invasions'' 5 (Suppl 1), S45-S47.

Species

The following species are classified within the genus ''Priacanthus'': *''

Priacanthus alalaua ''Priacanthus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. As of 2012 there are 12 species in the genus.Goren, M., et al. (2010)First record of the Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye ''Priacanthus sagittari ...

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& Evermann, 1903 - Alalaua * ''

Priacanthus arenatus ''Priacanthus arenatus'', the toro or Atlantic bigeye, is a species of marine ray finned fish, a bigeye in the family Priacanthidae. Some anglers refer to this fish as "toro snapper", but it is not a snapper, and only distantly related to the ...

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, 1829 - Atlantic bigeye * '' Priacanthus blochii'' Bleeker, 1853 - Paeony bulleye * '' Priacanthus fitchi'' Starnes, 1988 * ''

Priacanthus hamrur ''Priacanthus hamrur'', the lunar-tailed bigeye, goggle eye, or moontail bullseye, is a species of marine fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae. Distribution This species is uncommon but widespread in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea an ...

'' ( Forsskål, 1775) - Moontail bullseye * ''

Priacanthus macracanthus ''Priacanthus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. As of 2012 there are 12 species in the genus.Goren, M., et al. (2010)First record of the Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye ''Priacanthus sagittari ...

'' Cuvier, 1829 - Red bigeye * '' Priacanthus meeki''

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, 1903 - Hawaiian bigeye * '' Priacanthus nasca'' Starnes, 1988 * ''

Priacanthus prolixus ''Priacanthus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. As of 2012 there are 12 species in the genus.Goren, M., et al. (2010)First record of the Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye ''Priacanthus sagittari ...

'' Starnes, 1988 - Elongate bulleye * ''

Priacanthus sagittarius ''Priacanthus sagittarius'', The arrow bulleye, is a species of marine ray finned fish, a bigeye in the family Priacanthidae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is also observed since 2009, in rare occasions, in the eastern Medite ...

'' Starnes, 1988 - Arrow bulleye * ''

Priacanthus tayenus ''Priacanthus tayenus'', commonly known as purple-spotted bigeye, is a species of marine ray finned fish, a bigeye in the family Priacanthidae The Priacanthidae, the bigeyes, are a Family (biology), family of 18 species of marine ray-finned ...

'' Richardson, 1846 - Purple-spotted bigeye * ''

Priacanthus zaiserae ''Priacanthus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. As of 2012 there are 12 species in the genus.Goren, M., et al. (2010)First record of the Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye ''Priacanthus sagittari ...

'' Starnes & Moyer, 1988 * † ''

Priacanthus liui ''Priacanthus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. As of 2012 there are 12 species in the genus.Goren, M., et al. (2010)First record of the Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye ''Priacanthus sagittari ...

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Cladogram

Notes

References

*Froese, R. and D. Pauly.
Priacanthus
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Catalogue of Life
Taxa named by Lorenz Oken {{Acanthuriformes-stub