Priacanthus fitchi Starnes, 1988

Deepsea bigeye

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Priacanthidae
Synonyms	... more
Common names	Whitefin bigeye, ... more

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Main reference

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

Max length : 18.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5403)

Environment

Demersal; marine; depth range 150 - 400 m (Ref. 5403)

Climate / Range

Deep-water

Western Pacific: southern Japan to northwestern Australia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Medium-sized fish. The body is oval; dorsal fin continuous; eyes very large; mouth large and oblique, with the lower jaw projecting upwards. The head and body silvery red or pink; iris of eyes red. The fins are creamy pink; the last 4-5 soft rays of the dorsal and anal fins are clearly white. This species resembles P. macracanthus with a long and narrow preopercular spine, but has less body depth, a narrower caudal peduncle, and fainter yellowish spots on its dorsal, anal and pelvic fins.

A deeper water species trawled from relatively open bottoms at depths of 150 to over 400 m.


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

Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)	High

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Reyes, Rodolfo B.

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