Priacanthus | |
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Priacanthus hamrur | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Priacanthidae |
Genus: | Priacanthus Oken, 1817 |
Type species | |
Anthias macrophthalmus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Boops Gronow, 1854 |
Priacanthus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae, the bigeyes. As of 2012 there are 12 species in the genus.[2]