Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Blotched Bigeye | Duskyfin Bigeye | Glass Bigeye | Glasseye Snapper | Goggle-eye | Moonshine Snapper | Red Big-eye | Rock Bullseye | Priacanthus cruentatus
Similar Species
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean, Tropical Eastern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Base colour red but can rapidly change from uniform colouration to blotchy red and silver. Rear fins spotted, tailfin margin rounded. Hovers motionless amongst coral.
Information
Max Size: 51 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 19.1-30.2°C
Depth: 3-300 m
Habitat Generalization Index: 6.24
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (4.9% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland