Priacanthus sagittarius
Priacanthus sagittarius, The arrow bulleye, is a species of marine ray finned fish, a bigeye in the family Priacanthidae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[2] It has been recorded as an invasive species in the Mediterranean since 2009, most likely having arrived via the Suez Canal as a Lessepsian migrant.[3]
| Priacanthus sagittarius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Priacanthidae |
| Genus: | Priacanthus |
| Species: | P. sagittarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 | |
References
- Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Priacanthus sagittarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69545545A69545854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69545545A69545854.en. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Priacanthus sagittarius" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
- Daniel Golani; Oren Sonin & Dor Edelist (2011). "Second records of the Lessepsian fish migrants Priacanthus sagittarius and Platax teira and distribution extension of Tylerius spinosissimus in the Mediterranean". Aquatic Invasions. 6 (1, supplement): s7–s11. doi:10.3391/ai.2011.6.S1.002.
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