Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Priacanthidae Bigeyes or catalufas

Genus: Priacanthus

(See list of species below)

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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Priacanthus alalaua
[Alalaua]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Priacanthus arenatus
[Atlantic bigeye]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Priacanthus blochii
[Paeony bulleye]

Photo by CSIRO

Priacanthus fitchi
[Deepsea bigeye]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Priacanthus hamrur
[Moontail bullseye]

Photo by CSIRO

Priacanthus macracanthus
[Red bigeye]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Priacanthus meeki
[Hawaiian bigeye]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Priacanthus nasca
[Nasca bigeye]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Priacanthus prolixus
[Elongate bulleye]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Priacanthus sagittarius
[Arrow bulleye]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Priacanthus tayenus
[Purple-spotted bigeye]

Photo by Fisheries Research Institute, Taiwan

Priacanthus zaiserae
[Miyake bigeye]

12 Species of Family Priacanthidae with Genus Priacanthus
(Bigeyes or catalufas)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1903	Priacanthus alalaua	Alalaua	Eastern Central Pacific	26 SL
1829	Priacanthus arenatus	Atlantic bigeye	Tropical and tropically i	50 TL
1853	Priacanthus blochii	Paeony bulleye	Indo-Pacific	35 TL
1988	Priacanthus fitchi	Deepsea bigeye	Western Pacific	18.5 SL
1775	Priacanthus hamrur	Moontail bullseye	Indo-Pacific	45 TL
1829	Priacanthus macracanthus	Red bigeye	Western Pacific	30 SL
1903	Priacanthus meeki	Hawaiian bigeye	Eastern Pacific	33 TL
1988	Priacanthus nasca	Nasca bigeye	Southeast Pacific	33 NG
1988	Priacanthus prolixus	Elongate bulleye	Western Indian Ocean	25 SL
1988	Priacanthus sagittarius	Arrow bulleye	Indo-West Pacific	35 SL
1846	Priacanthus tayenus	Purple-spotted bigeye	Indo-West Pacific	35 TL
1988	Priacanthus zaiserae	Miyake bigeye	Western Pacific	25 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Priacanthidae Bigeyes or catalufasGenus: Priacanthus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Priacanthidae Bigeyes or catalufas

Genus: Priacanthus

(See list of species below)