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Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)
Etymology: Priacanthus: Greek, prion = saw + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Marcus Élieser Bloch (1723–1799) was a German physician and naturalist specialising in ichthyology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 15 - 30 m (Ref. 9710), usually 25 - ? m (Ref. 30573). Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 130636)
Indo-Pacific: Gulf of Aden to Samoa, north to the Philippines and south to the Great Barrier Reef. Often confused with the wide-ranging Priacanthus hamrur. Reports from Taiwan are misidentifications of Priacanthus sagittarius (in Lee, 1980) and Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (in Shen, 1984).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.1 cm FL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 125599); poids max. publié: 403.00 g (Ref. 125599)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12 - 14; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 13 - 16. Variable from plain reddish-brown to a silvery, with red blotches or bands. Can change quickly with mood (Ref. 48635).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs, under ledges or in caves by day (Ref. 9710); often silty habitat (Ref. 48635). Solitary or in small groups (Ref 90102). Rarely trawled (Ref. 30573).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Starnes, W.C., 1988. Revision, phylogeny and biogeographic comments on the circumtropical marine percoid fish family Priacanthidae. Bull. Mar. Sci. 43(2):117-203. (Ref. 5403)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 24.2 - 28.5, mean 27.3 °C (based on 108 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02818 (0.01439 - 0.05521), b=2.92 (2.74 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.7 ±0.56 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 58.9 [30.2, 97.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.632 [0.367, 1.021] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.113 [0.071, 0.176] g/100g; Selenium = 32.1 [18.8, 59.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 43.8 [13.1, 142.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.965 [0.659, 1.400] mg/100g (wet weight);