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Priacanthus nasca Starnes, 1988

Nasca bigeye
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Easter Island country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found between 40 and 240 m (Ref. 89467). Museum: off Hanga Roa, BPBM 30544 (Holotype). Also Ref. 5403, 31035.
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Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and A. Cea, 2011
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)
Etymology: Priacanthus: Greek, prion = saw + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 40 - 240 m (Ref. 89467).   Subtropical

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Southeast Pacific: endemic to Easter Island.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm NG macho / no sexado; (Ref. 89467)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

All specimens collected along rocky drop-offs or taken by hook and line at undetermined depths over bottoms of about 240 m.

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Starnes, W.C., 1988. Revision, phylogeny and biogeographic comments on the circumtropical marine percoid fish family Priacanthidae. Bull. Mar. Sci. 43(2):117-203. (Ref. 5403)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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