Priacanthus tayenus

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Priacanthus tayenus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Priacanthidae
Genus: Priacanthus
Species:
P. tayenus
Binomial name
Priacanthus tayenus
Richardson, 1846
Synonyms [2]
  • Priacanthus holocentrum Bleeker, 1849
  • Priacanthus schmittiiBleeker, 1852

Priacanthus tayenus, commonly known as purple-spotted bigeye, is a species of marine ray finned fish, a bigeye in the family Priacanthidae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A.; Myers, R. (2016). "Priacanthus tayenus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T46087917A46664869. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T46087917A46664869.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Priacanthus tayenus". FishBase . December 2019 version.


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