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.[2]

Priacanthus
Priacanthus hamrur
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Priacanthidae
Genus: Priacanthus
Oken, 1817
Type species
Anthias macrophthalmus
Bloch, 1792[1]
Synonyms[1]

Boops Gronow, 1854

Species

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The following species are classified within the genus Priacanthus:

† means extinct

Cladogram

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Priacanthidae 
 Priacanthus 

Priacanthus alalaua

Priacanthus arenatus

Priacanthus blochii

Priacanthus fitchi

Priacanthus hamrur

Priacanthus macracanthus

Priacanthus meeki

Priacanthus nasca

Priacanthus prolixus

Priacanthus sagittarius

Priacanthus tayenus

Priacanthus zaiserae

Cookeolus

Heteropriacanthus

Pristigenys

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Priacanthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ Goren, M., et al. (2010). First record of the Indo-Pacific arrow bulleye Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Invasions 5 (Suppl 1), S45-S47.

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