Biology:Priacanthus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Priacanthus
Priacanthidae - Priacanthus hamrur.jpg
Priacanthus hamrur
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Priacanthidae
Genus: Priacanthus
Oken, 1817
Type species
Anthias macrophthalmus
Bloch, 1792[1]
Synonyms[1]

Boops Gronow, 1854

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.[2]

Species

The following species are classified within the genus Priacanthus:

† means extinct

Cladogram

Priacanthidae 
 Priacanthus 

Priacanthus alalaua

Priacanthus arenatus

Priacanthus blochii

Priacanthus fitchi

Priacanthus hamrur

Priacanthus macracanthus

Priacanthus meeki

Priacanthus nasca

Priacanthus prolixus

Priacanthus sagittarius

Priacanthus tayenus

Priacanthus zaiserae

Cookeolus

Heteropriacanthus

Pristigenys

Notes

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2964100 entry