Genus of ray-finned fishes
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]
Species
The following species are classified within the genus Priacanthus:
- Priacanthus alalaua Jordan & Evermann, 1903 - Alalaua
- Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier, 1829 - Atlantic bigeye
- Priacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853 - Paeony bulleye
- Priacanthus fitchi Starnes, 1988
- Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 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 & Moyer, 1988
- † Priacanthus liui Tao, 1993
† means extinct
Cladogram
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Priacanthus alalaua
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Priacanthus arenatus
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Priacanthus blochii
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Priacanthus fitchi
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Priacanthus hamrur
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Priacanthus macracanthus
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Priacanthus meeki
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Priacanthus nasca
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Priacanthus prolixus
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Priacanthus sagittarius
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Priacanthus tayenus
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Priacanthus zaiserae
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Cookeolus
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Heteropriacanthus
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Pristigenys
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Notes
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