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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Priacanthidae Bigeyes or catalufas

Genus: Pristigenys

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pristigenys alta (Gill, 1862)

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Pristigenys alta
[Short bigeye]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
Pristigenys meyeri (Günther, 1872)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Pristigenys meyeri
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 27.4 cm SL
Pristigenys niphonia (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pristigenys niphonia
[Japanese bigeye]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 27.4 cm SL
 
Pristigenys refulgens
[Blackfringe Bigeye]

Photo by Amezcua Linares, F.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Pristigenys serrula (Gilbert, 1891)

Photo by Amezcua Linares, F.
 
Pristigenys serrula
[Popeye catalufa]
5 Species of Family Priacanthidae with Genus Pristigenys
(Bigeyes or catalufas)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1862 Pristigenys alta Short bigeye Western Atlantic 30 TL
1872 Pristigenys meyeri Western Pacific 22.5 SL
1829 Pristigenys niphonia Japanese bigeye Western Pacific 27.4 SL
1862 Pristigenys refulgens Blackfringe Bigeye Indo-West Pacific 27.4 SL
1891 Pristigenys serrula Popeye catalufa Eastern Pacific 34 TL



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