Biology:Priacanthus
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
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References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Priacanthus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Priacanthus.
- ↑ Goren, M. (2010). "First record of the Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 in the Mediterranean Sea". Aquatic Invasions 5 (Suppl 1): S45-S47. http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2010/Supplement/AI_2010_5_S1_Goren_etal.pdf.
- ↑ Schwarzhans, Werner; Carnevale, Giorgio; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Japundžić, Sanja; Bradić, Katarina (2017). "Otoliths in situ from Sarmatian (Middle Miocene) fishes of the Paratethys. Part I: Atherina suchovi Switchenska, 1973" (in en). Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 136 (1): 7–17. doi:10.1007/s13358-015-0111-0. ISSN 1664-2376. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s13358-015-0111-0.
- ↑ "Details - Mitteilungen der Bayerischen Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Histor. Geologie - Biodiversity Heritage Library" (in en). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/40815.
"Priacanthus Oken 1817 (ray-finned fish)". US National Science Foundation. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=36149. Wikidata ☰ Q2964100 entry
