Purple-spotted bigeye (Priacanthus tayenus) fish species and information / pictures of Purple-spotted bigeye - Priacanthus tayenus

Purple-spotted bigeye (Priacanthus tayenus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Priacanthus tayenus

Common Name
Purple-spotted bigeye

Biology
Inhabits coral or rocky areas. Sometimes forms aggregations. Feeds on a wide variety of benthic animals. Smaller fish are mostly found inshore. Marketed mostly fresh, whole or dried-salted.

Classification

Classified By
Richardson, 1846
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Bigeyes or catalufas (Priacanthidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the western coast of India, eastward to the Pacific, where it occurs from Taiwan southward to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Queensland, Australia (Ref. 3414).
Range
30°N - 19°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
20 m
Depth To - meters
200 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 200 m (Ref. 11441)
Trophic Level
3.74 s.e. 0.58 Based on diet studies.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
35.0 cm
Common Length
25.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6-1.23)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated