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Priacanthus gracilis Hashimoto & Motomura, 2024 Australian slender bigeye |
| Family: | Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas) | |||
| Max. size: | 22.92 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 32 - 375 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 13-14. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D 12-14 (modally 13); A soft rays 13 or 14 (14); scale rows above lateral line 9-12 (11); gill rakers on lower limb 23-25 (23); body relatively low, its depth at sixth dorsal-fin spine base 29.5-36.0% (mean 32.7%) of SL; eyes large, orbit diameter 13.2-17.5% (15.1%) of SL, 45.3-51.4% (47.7%) of HL; body tapering gently from close behind head; posterior tip of preopercular spine reaching to opercular margin; dark brown blotches on dorsal and pelvic fins in preserved specimens; absence of large black blotch on pelvic-fin base (Ref. 132589). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||