Deepsea bigeye
📖 Overview
Deepsea bigeye (Priacanthus fitchi), first described by Starnes, 1988 is a medium-sized fish in the family Priacanthidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 18.50 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 150 to 400 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Medium-sized fish. The body is oval; dorsal fin continuous; eyes very large; mouth large and oblique, with the lower jaw projecting upwards. The head and body silvery red or pink; iris of eyes red. The fins are creamy pink; the last 4-5 soft rays of the dorsal and anal fins are clearly white. This species resembles P. macracanthus with a long and narrow preopercular spine, but has less body depth, a narrower caudal peduncle, and fainter yellowish spots on its dorsal, anal and pelvic fins.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Deepsea bigeye is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 150 - 400 m . Deep-water
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Deepsea Bigeye · Whitefin Bigeye |
| 🌍CES | očař hlubokomořský |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Usubenikintoki · ウスベニキントキ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Olho-de-cão-abissal |
| 🌍THA | ปลาตาหวานทะเลลึก |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 嚴公仔 · 深水大眼鯛 · 紅目鰱 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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