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.[2]

Priacanthus
Priacanthus hamrur
Scientific classification
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

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

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Priacanthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. Goren, M., et al. (2010). First record of the Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Invasions 5 (Suppl 1), S45-S47.

References


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