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Species Summary for Pristigenys niphonia - Japanese bigeye - English
URL: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Pristigenys&species

Associated with rocky habitats and known from 80 to more than 100 m depth but probably also occurring in shallower water, especially as juveniles. Eggs are pelagic (0.75 mm), small and spherical.

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Bigeyes and Flagtails - English
URL: http://www.coralreefnetwork.com/stender/fishes/bigeyes/bigeyes.htm

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus, Priacanthus meeki.

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Blotched Bigeye, Heteropriacanthus cruentatus - English
URL: http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/hcruent.htm

The Blotched Bigeye can be recognised by its reddish colouration, large eye, relatively symmetrical body shape, and by the small elliptical spots on the soft dorsal, anal and caudal fins. Fishes in the genus Heteropriacanthus have a scaleless preopercular margin which is covered with small ridges.

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Priacanthidae - English
URL: http://cichlidresearch.com/fish_html/fpriacan.html

The Family Priacanthidae contains these Genera: Cookeolus, Heteropriacanthus, Priacanthus, Pristigenys = Pseudopriacanthus.

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Family Priacanthidae - English
URL: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.cfm?ID=303

Tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Eyes very big, with a brilliant reflective layer (tapetum lucidum). Mouth big and superior (strongly oblique). Dorsal fin spines usually 10; soft rays 10-15. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 9-16.

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Fishes of Hawai'i -- Priacanthidae - English
URL: http://www.coralreefnetwork.com/marlife/fishes/bigeye.htm

Habitat: nocturnal, found in shallow water in caves and crevices.

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InterNevod: Каталуфовые (Priacanthidae) - Russian
URL: http://www.internevod.com/rus/academy/bio/k_fish/priacanthidae.shtml

Каталуфовые имеют овальное, сжатое с боков тело, покрытое мелкой грубой чешуей: спинной плавник один, с острыми колючками в передней части. В этом семействе насчитывается более 20 видов, объединяемых в два рода.

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