Purple-spotted bigeye (Priacanthus tayenus)

Scientific name: Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846

Purple-spotted bigeye (Priacanthus tayenus)

The Purple-spotted bigeye (Priacanthus tayenus) is a marine fish of the family Priacanthidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Priacanthus tayenus
Family
Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
20–200 m (66–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 200 m
Climate
Tropical
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 and northern Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6-1.23)

Sources

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

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