Species details

You selected Priacanthus altus Gill, 1862. This is a synonym for:

Accepted scientific name:
Pristigenys alta (Gill, 1862) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Pristigenys alta (Gill, 1862)
Synonyms:
Priacanthus altus Gill, 1862 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Priacanthus altus Gill, 1862
Pristigenys altas (Gill, 1862) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pristigenys altas (Gill, 1862)
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Bigeye English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Short bigeye English Cuba Click here to show the literature reference
Short bigeye English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Short bigeye English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Beauclaire du large French France Click here to show the literature reference
短鋸大眼鯛 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
短锯大眼鲷 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
Catalana de canto Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Catalufa de lo alto Spanish Cuba Click here to show the literature reference
Catalufa de lo alto Spanish Mexico Click here to show the literature reference
Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Priacanthidae
Genus Pristigenys
Distribution: Western Atlantic: east coast of North America, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Aside from records from Brazil (which are in error), there are no other records from South America or in eastern Atlantic waters.
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2011
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=3518
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:402e23ec-52c2-102c-b3cd-957176fb88b9:col20110201

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