Glasseye
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
- Usual depth6–27 m
- Water temperature12–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Heteropriacanthus, the glasseyes or glass bigeyes, are a genus of the bigeye family found in all tropical seas around the world. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 50.7 cm (20.0 in) in total length.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 18 records
- February: 51 records
- March: 65 records
- April: 166 records
- May: 144 records
- June: 147 records
- July: 128 records
- August: 191 records
- September: 175 records
- October: 121 records
- November: 117 records
- December: 83 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–27 m · Deepest record: 897 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Glasseye, Glasseye snapper, Balarton, Bigeye, Blotched Bigeye, Bullseye, Catalufa, Duskyfin Bigeye, Dusky-finned Bullseye, Glass Bigeye, glasseye, glasseye snapper, Glasseye Snapper, Goggle-eye, Moonshine Conga, Moonshine Snapper, Pacific glasseye, Red Big-eye, Red Bigeye, Rock Bullseye
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Glasauge
- Spanish
- Achote, Alunado, Catalufa, Catalufa de roca, catalufa espinosa, catalufa roquera, Ojo'e plato
- French
- Beau-clair du large, Beauclaire de roche, Laqué noir, Laqué noir, Soleil, Priacanthe sanglant, Soleil
- Japanese
- ゴマヒレキントキ, チカメキントキ
- Simplified Chinese
- 嚴公仔, 灰鰭異大眼鯛, 灰鳍异大眼鲷, 紅目鰱, 血斑異大眼鯛
Other scientific names: Anthias boops, Cookeolus boops, Heteropriacanthus carolinus, Labrus cruentatus, Priacanthus argenteus, Priacanthus bleekeri, Priacanthus bonariensis, Priacanthus boops, Priacanthus carolinus, Priacanthus cepedianus, Priacanthus cruentata, Priacanthus cruentatus, Serranus rufus
Similar species
- Goggle-eye
Priacanthus hamrur
- Purplespot Bigeye
Priacanthus tayenus
- Red bigeye
Priacanthus macracanthus
- Silver big-eye
Priacanthus blochii
- Arrow bulleye
Priacanthus sagittarius
- Japanese bigeye
Pristigenys niphonia
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 2,686 open-data records from 1801 to 2024.
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