Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846 Purple-spotted bigeye |
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Purple-spotted bigeye, Siga, Baga-baga, Bukaw, Bukaw-bukaw, Bukawon, Bulan-bulan, Dilat, Kandaman, Kuwaw, Lagat, Lagatan, Malaking mata, Mam-martek, Mar-mariano, Mata-hari, Mataan, Purple spotted big-eyed, Siga |
photo by
Randall, J.E. |
Family: | Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas) | |||
Max. size: | 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 20 - 200 m | |||
Distribution: | 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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Biology: | 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: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
Country info: | Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104679). Four specimens were collected, by angling fromTaytay Bay, and Taytay fish market, FRLM 11839, 12055 - 57. Also Ref. 3414. |