Species Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846
Purplespotted Bigeye, Purplespot Bigeye, Spotted-finned Bullseye, Threadfin Big-eye
- Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, J. 1846. Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. Report of the 15th meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1845: 187-320 [237].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1865.8.12.50, Canton, China.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA (25º21´S) to off Townsville, QLD (19º10´S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, rock bottom–marine.
Extra Ecological Information
2–200 m.
General References
Starnes, W.C. 1999. Family Priacanthidae. pp. 2590-2601 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2598]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [42] (924)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [311] (Spotted-finned Bullseye)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [144] (Threadfin Big-eye)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Purplespotted Bigeye)
Starnes, W.C. 1999. Family Priacanthidae. pp. 2590-2601 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2598] (FAO) (Purplespot Bigeye)
History of changes
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15-Nov-2012 | 15-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |