Biology:Priacanthus

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Priacanthus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. As of 2026 there are 14 extant species in the genus.[1][2]

Species

The following species are classified within the genus Priacanthus:

  • Priacanthus alalaua Jordan & Evermann, 1903 - Alalaua
  • Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier, 1829 - Atlantic bigeye
  • †Priacanthus artus Danil'chenko, 1980
  • Priacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853 - Paeony bulleye
  • †Priacanthus croaticus (Gorjanovic-Kramberger, 1885)[3][4]
  • Priacanthus fitchi Starnes, 1988
  • †Priacanthus fortis Danil'chenko, 1980
  • Priacanthus gracilis Hashimoto & Motomura, 2024
  • Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775) - Moontail bullseye
  • †Priacanthus liui Tao, 1993
  • †Priacanthus longispinus Lednev, 1914
  • Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier, 1829 - Red bigeye
  • Priacanthus meeki Jenkins, 1903 - Hawaiian bigeye
  • Priacanthus nasca Starnes, 1988
  • †Priacanthus pietrensis Ciobanu, 1977
  • Priacanthus prolixus Starnes, 1988 - Elongate bulleye
  • †Priacanthus robustus Bogatsov, 1933
  • Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 - Arrow bulleye
  • †Priacanthus spinosus Weiler, 1938
  • Priacanthus starnesi Hashimoto & Motomura, 2026
  • Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846 - Purple-spotted bigeye
  • Priacanthus zaiserae Starnes & Moyer, 1988

† 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

 
 

References

"Priacanthus Oken 1817 (ray-finned fish)". US National Science Foundation. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=36149.  Wikidata ☰ Q2964100 entry