Sealife guideThe common bigeyePriacanthus hamrur
Last updated on 02/16/2024 at 10:48 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Common bigeyeMoontail bullseyeCrescent tail bigeye
French namesGros-yeux commun
Spanish namesCatalufa espejuelo
Scientific namePriacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775)
FamilyPriacanthidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The common bigeye is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The common bigeye appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !
The common bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur) © Sdubrov | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Atlantic bigeye
(Priacanthus arenatus)
(Priacanthus arenatus)
Within the same family
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(Heteropriacanthus cruentatus)
(Heteropriacanthus cruentatus)
Short bigeye
(Pristigenys alta)
(Pristigenys alta)
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