Family : Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Purple-spotted bigeye
Fish Name : Priacanthus tayenus
Max size : 35.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 20 - 200 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 19°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6-1.23)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the western coast of India, eastward to the Pacific, where it occurs from Taiwan southward to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Queensland, Australia (Ref. 3414).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits coral or rocky areas. Sometimes forms aggregations. Feeds on a wide variety of benthic animals. Smaller fish are mostly found inshore. Marketed mostly fresh, whole or dried-salted
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Starnes, W.C.. 1988. (Ref. 5403)

India country information
Common Names : புசுவா, புஸுவா, Purple spotted bigeye, Pusuwa
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses