Priacanthus

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.

Species

The following species are classified within the genus Priacanthus:

• Priacanthus alalaua <small>Jordan & Evermann, 1903</small> - Alalaua
• Priacanthus arenatus <small>Cuvier, 1829</small> - Atlantic bigeye
• Priacanthus blochii <small>Bleeker, 1853</small> - Paeony bulleye
• Priacanthus fitchi <small>Starnes, 1988</small>
• Priacanthus hamrur <small>(ForsskÃ¥l, 1775)</small> - Moontail bullseye
• Priacanthus macracanthus <small>Cuvier, 1829</small> - Red bigeye
• Priacanthus meeki <small>Jenkins, 1903</small> - Hawaiian bigeye
• Priacanthus nasca <small>Starnes, 1988</small>
• Priacanthus prolixus <small>Starnes, 1988</small> - Elongate bulleye
• Priacanthus sagittarius <small>Starnes, 1988</small> - Arrow bulleye
• Priacanthus tayenus <small>Richardson, 1846</small> - Purple-spotted bigeye
• Priacanthus zaiserae <small>Starnes & Moyer, 1988</small>
• † Priacanthus liui <small>Tao, 1993</small>

† means extinct

Cladogram

Notes

References

• Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Priacanthus. FishBase. 2015.
• Catalogue of Life