Priacanthus

Priacanthus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. As of 2012 there are 12 species in the genus.

Species
The following species are classified within the genus Priacanthus:


 * Priacanthus alalaua Jordan & Evermann, 1903 - Alalaua
 * Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier, 1829 - Atlantic bigeye
 * Priacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853 - Paeony bulleye
 * Priacanthus fitchi Starnes, 1988
 * Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775) - Moontail bullseye
 * Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier, 1829 - Red bigeye
 * Priacanthus meeki Jenkins, 1903 - Hawaiian bigeye
 * Priacanthus nasca Starnes, 1988
 * Priacanthus prolixus Starnes, 1988 - Elongate bulleye
 * Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 - Arrow bulleye
 * Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846 - Purple-spotted bigeye
 * Priacanthus zaiserae Starnes & Moyer, 1988
 * † Priacanthus liui Tao, 1993

† means extinct