| Priacanthus | |
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| Priacanthus hamrur | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Priacanthidae |
| Genus: | Priacanthus Oken, 1817 |
| Type species | |
| Anthias macrophthalmus | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Boops Gronow, 1854 | |
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]
The following species are classified within the genus Priacanthus:
† means extinct
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