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Red bigeye (Priacanthus macracanthus)
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Red bigeye (Priacanthus macracanthus) specimen
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Priacanthidae

Red bigeye

Priacanthus macracanthus

Priacanthid Fish beneath Indonesian Waters

  • Red
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Red bigeye is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan to western Indonesia, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ), and Australia. Reported from Peter the Great Bay (Ref. 27683 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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