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Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier, 1829

Red bigeye
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Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 2000
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from northern (Tung-hsiao and Tai-chung) and southern Taiwan (Ref. 43515). Reported from the Penghu Islands (Ref. 43515, 55073). Also Ref. 3414, 11230.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shen, S.C. (ed.), 1993
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Common names from other countries

Beauclaire du Pacifique, Catalufa del Pacífico, Red bigeye fish, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)
Etymology: Priacanthus: Greek, prion = saw + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi


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