''Priacanthus'' is a genus of marine
ray-finned fish
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es belonging to the
family
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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''
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& Evermann, 1903 - Alalaua
* ''
Priacanthus arenatus''
Cuvier
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, 1829 - Atlantic bigeye
* ''
Priacanthus blochii''
Bleeker, 1853 - Paeony bulleye
* ''
Priacanthus fitchi''
Starnes, 1988
* ''
Priacanthus hamrur''
( Forsskål, 1775) - Moontail bullseye
* ''
Priacanthus macracanthus''
Cuvier, 1829 - Red bigeye
* ''
Priacanthus meeki''
Jenkins
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, 1903 - Hawaiian bigeye
* ''
Priacanthus nasca''
Starnes, 1988
* ''
Priacanthus prolixus''
Starnes, 1988 - Elongate bulleye
* ''
Priacanthus sagittarius''
Starnes, 1988 - Arrow bulleye
* ''
Priacanthus tayenus''
Richardson, 1846 - Purple-spotted bigeye
* ''
Priacanthus zaiserae''
Starnes & Moyer, 1988
* † ''
Priacanthus liui''
Tao
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, 1993
† means extinct
Cladogram
Notes
References
*Froese, R. and D. Pauly.
Priacanthus'. FishBase. 2015.
Catalogue of Life
Taxa named by Lorenz Oken
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