Glasseye Snapper


Size:  7-12 in.
ID:  Silver bars on back (may be faint), red to pink body

Class:  Actinopterygii  /  Ray-finned fishes
Order:  Perciformes  /  Perch-like fishes
Family:  Priacanthidae  /  Bigeyes or Catalufas
Genus Species:  Priacanthus cruentatus /  Glasseye Snapper

Habitat:  shallow reef recesses
Typical food:  small fishes, crustaceans, and polychaete worms
Other information:  nocturnal; carnivorous


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