Purplespotted Bigeye, Priacanthus tayenus Richardson 1846
Other Names: Purplespot Bigeye, Spotted-finned Bullseye, Threadfin Bigeye, Threadfin Big-eye
Purplespotted Bigeye, Priacanthus tayenus. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Summary:
A bigeye with relatively tall soft dorsal and anal fins, filamentous tips on the tail, and distinctive dark purple to blackish spots on the pelvic fin membranes.
Video of presettlement behaviour of a larval Purplespotted Bigeyes filmed using pelagic BRUVs (Baited Remote Underwater stereo-Video systems) off Coral Bay, Western Australia, depth 35 m.
Video of presettlement behaviour of a larval Purplespotted Bigeyes filmed using pelagic BRUVs (Baited Remote Underwater stereo-Video systems) off Coral Bay, Western Australia, depth 35 m.
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Dianne J. Bray, Priacanthus tayenus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2021, http://136.154.202.208/home/species/1832
Purplespotted Bigeye, Priacanthus tayenus Richardson 1846
More Info
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Distribution |
Shark Bay, Western Australia, around the tropical north to off Townsville, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin with X spines and 11 to 13 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 12 to 14 soft rays; caudal fin more or less truncate in smaller specimens but becoming very lunate in some (possibly males) but not all larger specimens. Pored lateral-line scales 51 to 67. Body moderately deep and elongate, laterally compressed. Anterior profile slightly assymetrical, extremity of protruding lower jaw usually slightly above level of midline of body. Small teeth on dentaries, vomer, palatines, and premaxillaries. |
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Colour |
Pink to reddish, or silvery white with pink tinges, fins pinkish; pelvic fins with small dark purple to blackish spots on the fin membranes, including one or two larger spots on the membrane connecting the fin to the abdomen. |
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Feeding |
Carnivore - feeds on a range of benthic invertebrates. |
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Species Citation |
Priacanthus tayenus Richardson 1846, Rept 15th mtg Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 1845: 237. Type locality: Canton, China. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
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Resources |
Purplespotted Bigeye, Priacanthus tayenus Richardson 1846
References
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Santana-Garcon J, Leis JM, Newman SJ, Harvey ES. 2014. Presettlement schooling behaviour of a priacanthid, the Purplespotted Bigeye Priacanthus tayenus (Priacanthidae: Teleostei). Environmental Biology of Fishes 97(3): 277-283. Abstract
