Family : Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Red bigeye
Fish Name : Priacanthus macracanthus
Max size : 30.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48635)
Environment : reef-associated; oceanodromous ; depth range 20 - 400 m
Climate : subtropical; 32°N - 22°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.7-1.0; tmax=6)Distribution : Western Pacific: southern Japan to western Indonesia, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), and Australia. Reported from Peter the Great Bay (Ref. 27683).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 13-14. Medium-sized fish of moderately deep body. The eyes large; the mouth oblique, with the lower jaw projecting upwards. The body tapers very slightly to beneath the middle of the soft portion of the dorsal fin, and then abruptly to the peduncle. This species is distinguished from P. fitchi by the presence of numerous rusty brown to yellowish spots in the membranes of the dorsal and anal fins, and its less tapered body.
Biology : Occurs in inshore and offshore reefs from less than 20 m to more than 400 m depths. Apparently forms aggregations in open bottom areas and is very abundant in the South China Sea and Andaman Sea. Marketed fresh, whole. Sound production has been studied in this species
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Starnes, W.C.. 1988. (Ref. 5403)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses