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Purplespot bigeye

Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846

Status not recordedbony fish

The purplespot bigeye (Priacanthus tayenus) is a species in the family Priacanthidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the purplespot bigeye

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 purplespot bigeye live?

Not recorded

Is the purplespot bigeye 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 purplespot bigeye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPriacanthidae
  6. genusPriacanthus
  7. SpeciesPriacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846

Synonyms Priacanthus holocentrum, Priacanthus schmittii, Priacanthus tayanus, Priacanthus tayeus

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Purple-spotted bigeyeEnglish
  • Purplespotted bigeyeEnglish
  • Spotted-finned bullseyeEnglish
  • Spottedfinned bulleyeEnglish
  • Threadfin big-eyeEnglish
  • HamrahArabic
  • očař korálovýCzech
  • Mata besarMalay
  • Olho-de-cão-de-pintas-roxasPortuguese
  • Красноглазый бычеглазRussian
  • ปลาตาหวานจุดThai
  • 嚴公仔Chinese
  • كبير العين أرجواني النقاطArabic
  • كبير العين رث الزعانفArabic
  • كبير العين منقط الزعانفArabic
  • Barau-barau lautMalay
  • Lolong baraMalay
  • Panda merahMalay
  • TemenggongMalay
  • 曳絲大眼鯛Chinese
  • 紅目鰱Chinese
  • 長尾大眼鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the purplespot bigeye

Other species in the same genus Priacanthus.

Scad

Priacanthus hamrur

PriacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Glasseye

Priacanthus blochii

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 purplespot bigeye?

The purplespot bigeye (Priacanthus tayenus) belongs to the family Priacanthidae in the order Perciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Purplespot bigeye (Priacanthus tayenus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/purplespot-bigeye

MLA

“Purplespot bigeye (Priacanthus tayenus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/purplespot-bigeye.

BibTeX
@misc{purplespot_bigeye_2026,
  title = {Purplespot bigeye (Priacanthus tayenus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/purplespot-bigeye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}