bigeye

Priacanthus arenatus

Fifty Centimeters Priacanthid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
North America
South America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Priacanthus arenatus, the toro or Atlantic bigeye, is a species of marine ray finned fish, a bigeye in the family Priacanthidae. Some anglers refer to this fish as "toro snapper", but it is not a snapper, and only distantly related to the fish of the snapper family. It is found across much of the Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Priacanthidae
Genus: Priacanthus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Tropical and tropically influenced areas of the Atlantic Ocean. Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ) to Bermuda and at least North Carolina, USA (Ref. 5403 ) southward to northern Argentina (Ref. 3800 ). Eastern Atlantic: Madeira to Namibia. Mediterranean (Ref. 50345 ). Reports from the Indo-Pacific are misidentifications.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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