Sealife guideThe common bigeyePriacanthus hamrur

Last updated on 02/16/2024 at 10:48 PM

Taxonomy

Common name: Common bigeye, moontail bullseye, crescent tail bigeye
French name: Gros-yeux commun
Spanish name: Catalufa espejuelo
Scientific name: Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775)
Family name: Priacanthidae
Order name: Perciformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

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)

Within the same family

Glasseye snapper
(Heteropriacanthus cruentatus)

Short bigeye
(Pristigenys alta)

Discover also

African Pompano
(Alectis ciliaris)

European parrotfish
(Sparisoma cretense)

Gorgonian goby
(Bryaninops amplus)

Island grouper
(Mycteroperca fusca)

Mosshead warbonnet
(Chirolophis nugator)

Palette surgeonfish
(Paracanthurus hepatus)

Teardrop butterflyfish
(Chaetodon unimaculatus)

Yellow boxfish
(Ostracion cubicus)

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