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Japanese bigeye (Pristigenys niphonia)
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Japanese bigeye (Pristigenys niphonia) specimen
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Priacanthidae

Japanese bigeye

Pristigenys niphonia

Deep Bodied Priacanthid Fish of the South China Sea

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Japanese bigeye is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 27.4 cm.

Maximum length
27.4 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan, East China Sea Shelf, Taiwan, South China Sea, Vietnam, Celebes, Australia, and Indonesia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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