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Glasseye

Priacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853

Status not recordedbony fish

The glasseye (Priacanthus blochii) is a species in the family Priacanthidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the glasseye

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the glasseye live?

Not recorded

Is the glasseye endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the glasseye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPriacanthidae
  6. genusPriacanthus
  7. SpeciesPriacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853
Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Bloch's bigeyeEnglish
  • Paeony bulleyeEnglish
  • Shortfin bigeyeEnglish
  • Silver big-eyeEnglish
  • očař BlochůvCzech
  • Occhigrandi di BlochItalian
  • アカネキントキJapanese
  • Mata besarMalay
  • Olho-de-cão-da-Barreira-de-CoralPortuguese
  • Бычеглаз БлочиRussian
  • 布氏大眼鲷Chinese
  • Barau-barau lautMalay
  • Lolong baraMalay
  • Panda merahMalay
  • TemenggongMalay

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the glasseye

Other species in the same genus Priacanthus.

Scad

Priacanthus hamrur

PriacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Bigeye

Priacanthus arenatus

PriacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Bigeye

Priacanthus macracanthus

PriacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Arrow bulleye

Priacanthus sagittarius

PriacanthidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the glasseye?

The glasseye (Priacanthus blochii) belongs to the family Priacanthidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Glasseye (Priacanthus blochii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/glasseye

MLA

“Glasseye (Priacanthus blochii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/glasseye.

BibTeX
@misc{glasseye_2026,
  title = {Glasseye (Priacanthus blochii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/glasseye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}