Priacanthus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. As of 2026 there are 14 extant 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 artus Danil'chenko, 1980 Priacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853 - Paeony bulleye Priacanthus croaticus (Gorjanovic-Kramberger, 1885) Priacanthus fitchi Starnes, 1988 Priacanthus fortis Danil'chenko, 1980 Priacanthus gracilis Hashimoto & Motomura, 2024 Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775) - Moontail bullseye Priacanthus liui Tao, 1993 Priacanthus longispinus Lednev, 1914 Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier, 1829 - Red bigeye Priacanthus meeki Jenkins, 1903 - Hawaiian bigeye Priacanthus nasca Starnes, 1988 Priacanthus pietrensis Ciobanu, 1977 Priacanthus prolixus Starnes, 1988 - Elongate bulleye Priacanthus robustus Bogatsov, 1933 Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 - Arrow bulleye Priacanthus spinosus Weiler, 1938 Priacanthus starnesi Hashimoto & Motomura, 2026 Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846 - Purple-spotted bigeye Priacanthus zaiserae Starnes & Moyer, 1988
† means extinct
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