Priacanthus arenatus

Priacanthus arenatus, the Atlantic bigeye, is a species of marine ray finned fish, a bigeye in the family Priacanthidae. It is found in the mid-northern Atlantic ocean and has been known to be found in the Black and Mediterranean Seas.[1] It lives on rocky bottom ocean floors and coral reefs.[2] The Atlantic Bigeye generally feeds at night on small fish, bristle worms and crustaceans.[2]

Priacanthus arenatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Priacanthidae
Genus: Priacanthus
Cuvier, 1829
Species:
P. arenatus
Binomial name
Priacanthus arenatus
Cuvier, 1829[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Priacanthus fulgens Lowe, 1838
  • Priacanthus insularum Johnson, 1862
  • Priacanthus catalufa Poey, 1863

References
  1. Aiken, K.A.; Dooley, J.; Collette, B.B.; et al. (2015). "Priacanthus arenatus (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198558A115340074. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Priacanthus arenatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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