Priacanthus arenatus

Priacanthus arenatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Priacanthidae
Genus: Priacanthus
Species:
P. arenatus
Binomial name
Priacanthus arenatus
Cuvier, 1829[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Priacanthus fulgens Lowe, 1838
  • Priacanthus insularum Johnson, 1862
  • Priacanthus catalufa Poey, 1863

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.

  1. ^ Aiken, K.A.; Dooley, J.; Collette, B.B.; et al. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Priacanthus arenatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198558A115340074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198558A19929489.en. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Priacanthus arenatus". FishBase. December 2019 version.