Priacanthus

Priacanthus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. As of 2012 there are 12 species in the genus.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Priacanthus is referenced by 11 other articles, and connects out to Actinopterygii, Animalia and Chordata.

Vinony files it under Priacanthus and Taxa named by Lorenz Oken.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPriacanthidae

Habitatmarine

Observations recorded42,944

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Specimen records: 337
With media: 9
Family: Priacanthidae
Collections: UWFC, TCWC, CUMV, USNM, NMV, LSUMZ
Recorded in: Marshall Islands, Philippines, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Canada, Mexico, Belize, Australia

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Commons category: Priacanthus
taxon name: Priacanthus

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Priacanthus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. As of 2012 there are 12 species in the genus.

==Species== The following species are classified within the genus Priacanthus: Priacanthus alalaua Jordan & Evermann, 1903 - Alalaua Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier, 1829 - Atlantic bigeye Priacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853 - Paeony bulleye Priacanthus fitchi Starnes, 1988 Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775) - Moontail bullseye Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier, 1829 - Red bigeye Priacanthus meeki Jenkins, 1903 - Hawaiian bigeye Priacanthus nasca Starnes, 1988 Priacanthus prolixus Starnes, 1988 - Elongate bulleye Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 - Arrow bulleye Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846 - Purple-spotted bigeye Priacanthus zaiserae Starnes & Moyer, 1988 † Priacanthus liui Tao, 1993

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