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Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775) 
AphiaID: 218360

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Priacanthidae (Family) > Priacanthus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Priacanthus Oken, 1817
Synonymised
taxa
  Anthias macrophthalmus Bloch, 1792
Boops asper Gronow, 1854
Priacanthus dubius Temminck & Schlegel, 1842
Priacanthus fax Valenciennes, 1831
Priacanthus hamrua (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)
Priacanthus hamrus (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)
Priacanthus hanirur (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)
Priacanthus longipinnis Borodin, 1932
Priacanthus schlegelii Hilgendorf, 1879
Priacanthus speculum Valenciennes, 1831
Sciaena hamrur Forsskål, 1775
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English goggle-eye  [details]
English moontail bullseye  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Chagos [details]
Comores [details]
Djibouti [details]
East Africa [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mozambique [details]
Red Sea [details]
Reunion [details]
Seychelles [details]
Somalia [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Tanzania [details]
Host of  Lernaeolophus sultanus (Milne Edwards, 1840) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Caligus hamruri Pillai, 1964 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Caligus priacanthi Pillai, 1961 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Lernanthropus priacanthi Kirtisinghe, 1956 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Shiinoa rostrata Balaraman, Prabha & Pillai, 1984 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links To Barcode of Life (37 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (39 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To ITIS
Note  Description: Uncommon species found in outer reef slopes and deep lagoon pinnacles from 8 to at least 80 m. Feeds on small fish, crustaceans, and other small invertebrates (Ref. 5213). Generally marketed fresh, may be salted or dried (Ref. 5284). [details]
Images 
Priacanthus hamrur
Priacanthus hamrur
added on 2008-12-13 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
qualitystatus: not checked

Priacanthus hamrur
Priacanthus hamrur
added on 2010-06-10 - author: Collection VLIZ
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218360
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
1998-06-12 06:53:36Z  changed  Fondo, Esther
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218360 on 2013-05-23
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