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Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846 Purple-spotted bigeye |
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Purple-spotted bigeye Siga, Baga-baga, Baga-Baga, Baga-baga, Baga-Baga, Bukaw, Bukaw, Bukaw-bukaw, Bukaw-bukaw, Bukawon, Bulan-bulan, Dilat, Dilat, Kandaman, Kuwaw, Lagat, Lagatan, Malaking mata, Malaking mata, Mam-martek, Mar-mariano, Mata-hari, Mata-hari, Mataan, Mataan, Purple spotted big-eyed, Siga, |
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photo by
Randall, J.E. |
| Family: | Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas) | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; depth range 20 - 200 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the western coast of India, eastward to the Pacific, where it occurs from Taiwan southward to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Queensland, Australia (Ref. 3414). | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits coral or rocky areas. Sometimes forms aggregations. Feeds on a wide variety of benthic animals. Smaller fish are mostly found inshore. Marketed mostly fresh, whole or dried-salted. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | (Ref. 96402) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
| Country info: | Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104679). Four specimens were collected, by angling fromTaytay Bay, and Taytay fish market, FRLM 11839, 12055 - 57. Also Ref. 3414. | |||
| Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 06.09.91 |
| Modified by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 27.08.01 |
| Checked by: Froese, Rainer - 03.05.94 |