Red bigeye (Priacanthus macracanthus)

Scientific name: Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier, 1829

Red bigeye (Priacanthus macracanthus)

The Red bigeye (Priacanthus macracanthus) is a marine fish of the family Priacanthidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Japan to western Indonesia, the Arafura Sea, and Australia. Reported from Peter the Great Bay.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Medium-sized fish of moderately deep body. The eyes large; the mouth oblique, with the lower jaw projecting upwards. The body tapers very slightly to beneath the middle of the soft portion of the dorsal fin, and then abruptly to the peduncle. This species is distinguished from P. fitchi by the presence of numerous rusty brown to yellowish spots in the membranes of the dorsal and anal fins, and its less tapered body.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Priacanthus macracanthus
Family
Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
20–400 m (66–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous; depth range 20 - 400 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan to western Indonesia, the Arafura Sea, and Australia. Reported from Peter the Great Bay.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.7-1.0; tmax=6)

Sources

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

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