Sealife guideThe short bigeyePristigenys alta
Taxonomy
- Common name: Short bigeye
- French name: Mini gros-yeux, beauclaire du large
- Spanish name: Catalufa de lo alto
- Scientific name: Pristigenys alta (Gill, 1862)
- Family name: Priacanthidae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Range
Le mini gros-yeux fréquente les eaux nord-ouest de l'océan Atlantique ainsi que celles de la mer des Caraïbes et du Golfe du Mexique.
Did you know ?
The short bigeye is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The short bigeye appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same family
Common bigeye
(Priacanthus hamrur)
Atlantic bigeye
(Priacanthus arenatus)
Glasseye snapper
(Heteropriacanthus cruentatus)
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