''Pristigenys'' is a

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of marine

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in the

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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 ...

. It contains five extant species and one extinct species, ''P. substriata'', which is known from fossils found in the

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Monte Bolca Monte Bolca is an Ypresian, Early Eocene-aged geologic site located near Verona, Italy, Verona, Italy. A ''Konservat-Lagerstätte'', it contains an extremely well-preserved and diverse marine biota, including the most diverse fish fauna of any Ce ...

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. The

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species have been classified in the genus ''Pseudopriacanthus'' which both

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and the

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treat as a

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of ''Pristigenys'', but recent work has argued that they should be separated based on numerous differences in the cranial region and the fins.Starnes, W.C., 1988. "Revision, phylogeny and biogeographic comments on the circumtropical marine percoid fish family Priacanthidae." Bull. Mar. Sci. 43(2):117-203.

Species

The following species are classified in the genus ''Pristigenys'': * ''

Pristigenys alta ''Pristigenys alta'', the toro or short bigeye, is a species of fish 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 fish of the snapper family. Descript ...

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, 1862) - Short bigeye * ''

Pristigenys meyeri ''Pristigenys'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Priacanthidae. It contains five extant species and one extinct species, ''P. substriata'', which is known from fossils found in the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. The extant speci ...

'' ( Günther, 1872) * ''

Pristigenys niphonia ''Pristigenys niphonia'', the Japanese bigeye, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Priacanthidae. It occurs in the western Pacific Ocean. Distribution The Japanese bigeye is found in the western Pacific. Specifically, it is foun ...

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, 1829) - Japanese bigeye * ''

Pristigenys refulgens ''Pristigenys'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Priacanthidae. It contains five extant species and one extinct species, ''P. substriata'', which is known from fossils found in the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. The extant speci ...

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, 1862) * ''

Pristigenys serrula The popeye catalufa (''Pristigenys serrula''), also known as the bigeye soldierfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. This fish has an overall dusky orange to red colour with white markings. The do ...

'' ( Gilbert, 1891) - Popeye catalufa * ''

Pristigenys substriatus ''Pristigenys'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the Family (biology), family Priacanthidae. It contains five extant species and one extinct species, ''P. substriata'', which is known from fossils found in the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. ...

'' (Blainville, 1818)

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