Arrow bulleye (Priacanthus sagittarius)

Scientific name: Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988

Arrow bulleye (Priacanthus sagittarius)

The Arrow bulleye (Priacanthus sagittarius) is a marine fish of the family Priacanthidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and Reunion to Japan, northern Australia and Samoa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15. Medium-sized fish. The body is oval; dorsal fin continuous; eyes very large; mouth large and oblique; preopercular spine short and broad. The head and body reddish silvery or, alternately, pale yellowish with gray mottling; the iris of the eye pink to bright red. The dorsal, anal, and caudal fins pink with reddish-brown spots in the membranes, or yellowish with dusky spots. This species resembles P. blochii, but differs from it by having pointed soft dorsal and anal fins, and black membrane between the first and the second dorsal spine.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Priacanthus sagittarius
Family
Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Depth range
60–100 m (197–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Reunion to Japan, northern Australia and Samoa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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