Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
"Glasseye" redirects here. For the prosthesis, see Ocular prosthesis.
| Heteropriacanthus cruentatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Priacanthidae |
| Genus: | Heteropriacanthus |
| Species: | H. cruentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801) | |
The glasseye or glass bigeye (Heteropriacanthus cruentatus) is a species of fish found in tropical seas around the globe. It is a member of the bigeye family and the only species in the genus Heteropriacanthus. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 50.7 cm (20.0 in) in length.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Heteropriacanthus cruentatus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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