Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846

Purple-spotted bigeye

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Priacanthidae
Synonyms	Priacanthus holocentrum, Priacanthus schmittii, ... more
Common names	Purplespotted bigeye, Serinding tembakau, Gelama, ... more

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Main reference

Starnes, W.C. 1988. (Ref. 5403)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3483)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine; depth range 20 - 200 m (Ref. 11441)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 30°N - 19°S

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the western coast of India, eastward to the Pacific, where it occurs from Taiwan southward to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Queensland, Australia (Ref. 3414).
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Inhabits coral or rocky areas. Sometimes forms aggregations. Feeds on a wide variety of benthic animals. Smaller fish are mostly found inshore. Marketed mostly fresh, whole or dried-salted.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6-1.23)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)	High

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Sa-a, Pascualita

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