Priacanthus tayenus

Priacanthus tayenus, commonly known as purple-spotted bigeye, is a species of marine ray finned fish, a bigeye in the family Priacanthidae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[2]

Priacanthus tayenus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Priacanthidae
Genus: Priacanthus
Species:
P. tayenus
Binomial name
Priacanthus tayenus
Synonyms[2]
  • Priacanthus holocentrum Bleeker, 1849
  • Priacanthus schmittii Bleeker, 1852

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A.; Myers, R. (2016). "Priacanthus tayenus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T46087917A46664869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T46087917A46664869.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Priacanthus tayenus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.


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