Goggle-eye
Priacanthus hamrur
- Usual depth25–136 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonCommon
About this species
Priacanthus hamrur, the lunar-tailed bigeye, goggle eye, or moontail bullseye, is a species of marine fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 181 records
- February: 131 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 236 records
- May: 63 records
- June: 307 records
- July: 57 records
- August: 376 records
- September: 379 records
- October: 496 records
- November: 171 records
- December: 41 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25–136 m · Deepest record: 635 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Goggle-eye, Moontail bullseye, Bigeye snapper, Black-spot Big-eye, Crescent-tail Big-eye, Crescent-tail Bigeye, Crescent-tail Bigeye, Moontail bullseye, Crescent-tailed Bigeye, duskyfin bulleye, goggle-eye, Lunartail Bigeye, Lunar-tailed Bigeye, Lunar-tailed Glasseye, moontail bullseye, scad
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Gewöhnlicher Großaugenbarsch, Riff-Großaugenbarsch
- Filipino
- Bisugo
- French
- Beau-clair, Cardinal, Beauclaire, Beauclaire lanterne, Gros yeux, Beauclaire miroir, Beauclaire lanterne, Beauclaire miroir, Gros-yeux commun, Priacanthe
- Japanese
- Hosekikintoki, ホウセキキントキ
- Thai
- ปลาตาหวานหางวงเดือน
- Simplified Chinese
- 嚴公仔, 寶石大眼鯛, 紅目鰱, 金目大眼鯛, 金目大眼鲷
Other scientific names: Anthias macrophthalmus, Boops asper, Priacanthias hamrur, Priacanthus dubius, Priacanthus fax, Priacanthus hamrua, Priacanthus hamrus, Priacanthus hanirur, Priacanthus longipinnis, Priacanthus schlegelii, Priacanthus speculum, Sciaena hamrur
Similar species
- Purplespot Bigeye
Priacanthus tayenus
- Red bigeye
Priacanthus macracanthus
- Silver big-eye
Priacanthus blochii
- Arrow bulleye
Priacanthus sagittarius
- Glasseye
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
- 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).
- 4,054 open-data records from 1775 to 2025.
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