| Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas) |
| 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 20 - 200 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the western coast of India, eastward to the Pacific, where it occurs from Taiwan southward to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Queensland, Australia (Ref. 3414). |
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| Inhabits coral or rocky areas. Sometimes forms aggregations. Feeds on a wide variety of benthic animals. Smaller fish are mostly found inshore. Marketed mostly fresh, whole or dried-salted. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from the Gulf of Tonkin, central and southern Vietnam (Ref. 12846); also from Quang Ninh-Cat Ba (Ref. 58534). Also Ref. 3414. |
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