"Bigeye" redirects here. For other uses, see Bigeye tuna.
The Priacanthidae, the bigeyes, are a family of 18 species of marine ray-finned fishes. "Catalufa" is an alternate common name for some members of the Priacanthidae. The etymology of the scientific name (prioo-, to bite + akantha, thorn) refers to the family's very rough, spined scales. The common name of "bigeye" refers to the member species' unusually large eyes, suited to their carnivorous and nocturnal lifestyles. Priacanthidae are typically colored bright red, but some have patterns in silver, dusky brown, or black. Most species reach a maximum total length of about 30 cm (12 in), although in a few species lengths of over 50 cm (20 in) are known.
Most members of this family are native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but four species (Cookeolus japonicus, Heteropriacanthus cruentatus, Priacanthus arenatus, and Pristigenys alta) are found in the Atlantic. They tend to live near rock outcroppings or reefs, although a few are known to inhabit open waters. Many species are found in relatively deep waters, below depths reachable by normal scuba diving. Some species are fished for food.
The earliest identified Priacanthidae fossils date to the middle Eocene epoch of the lower Tertiary period, or roughly 40 to 50 million years ago.
^Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Priacanthidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
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priacanthidae, bigeye, redirects, here, other, uses, bigeye, tuna, bigeyes, family, species, marine, finned, fishes, catalufa, alternate, common, name, some, members, etymology, scientific, name, prioo, bite, akantha, thorn, refers, family, very, rough, spined. Bigeye redirects here For other uses see Bigeye tuna The Priacanthidae the bigeyes are a family of 18 species of marine ray finned fishes Catalufa is an alternate common name for some members of the Priacanthidae The etymology of the scientific name prioo to bite akantha thorn refers to the family s very rough spined scales The common name of bigeye refers to the member species unusually large eyes suited to their carnivorous and nocturnal lifestyles Priacanthidae are typically colored bright red but some have patterns in silver dusky brown or black Most species reach a maximum total length of about 30 cm 12 in although in a few species lengths of over 50 cm 20 in are known BigeyesGlasseye Heteropriacanthus cruentatusScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder PerciformesSuborder PercoideiFamily PriacanthidaeGunther 1859 1 Generasee textMost members of this family are native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans but four species Cookeolus japonicus Heteropriacanthus cruentatus Priacanthus arenatus and Pristigenys alta are found in the Atlantic They tend to live near rock outcroppings or reefs although a few are known to inhabit open waters Many species are found in relatively deep waters below depths reachable by normal scuba diving Some species are fished for food The earliest identified Priacanthidae fossils date to the middle Eocene epoch of the lower Tertiary period or roughly 40 to 50 million years ago Contents 1 Species 2 Timeline of genera 3 References 4 External linksSpecies Edit Moontail bullseye Priacanthus hamrur Short bigeye Pristigenys alta Paeony bulleye Priacanthus blochii from the Red Sea Red bigeye Priacanthus macracanthus in a Philippine fish market The 18 species in four genera are Genus Cookeolus Fowler 1928 Cookeolus japonicus Cuvier 1829 Longfinned bullseye Cookeolus spinolacrymatus Kon amp Yoshino 1997 Genus Heteropriacanthus Fitch amp Crooke 1984 Heteropriacanthus cruentatus Lacepede 1801 Glasseye Genus Priacanthus Oken 1817 Priacanthus alalaua Jordan amp Evermann 1903 Alalaua Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier 1829 Atlantic bigeye Priacanthus blochii Bleeker 1853 Paeony bulleye Priacanthus fitchi Starnes 1988 Priacanthus hamrur Forsskal 1775 Moontail bullseye Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier 1829 Red bigeye Priacanthus meeki Jenkins 1903 Hawaiian bigeye Priacanthus nasca Starnes 1988 Priacanthus prolixus Starnes 1988 Elongate bulleye Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes 1988 Arrow bulleye Priacanthus tayenus Richardson 1846 Purple spotted bigeye Priacanthus zaiserae Starnes amp Moyer 1988 Priacanthus liui Tao 1993 Genus Pristigenys Agassiz 1835 Pristigenys alta Gill 1862 Short bigeye Pristigenys meyeri Gunther 1872 Pristigenys niphonia Cuvier 1829 Japanese bigeye Pristigenys serrula Gilbert 1891 Popeye catalufa Pristigenys substriatus Blainville 1818 Timeline of genera EditReferences Edit Richard van der Laan William N Eschmeyer amp Ronald Fricke 2014 Family group names of Recent fishes Zootaxa 3882 2 001 230 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 3882 1 1 PMID 25543675 Froese Rainer and Daniel Pauly eds 2006 Priacanthidae in FishBase January 2006 version Sepkoski Jack 2002 A compendium of fossil marine animal genera Bulletins of American Paleontology 364 560 Retrieved 2011 05 19 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Priacanthidae Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Priacanthidae amp oldid 1141356014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
