Priacanthus meeki

Priacanthus meeki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Priacanthidae
Genus: Priacanthus
Species: P. meeki
Binomial name
Priacanthus meeki
(Jenkins, 1903)

Priacanthus meeki is a red fish found in the Hawaiian and Midway Islands. It grows to a size of 33 cm in length.[1] Common names are Hawaiian bigeye in English and ula lau au in the Hawaiian language.[2] It and other species of its family may also be called āweoweo in Hawaii.

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). "Priacanthus meeki" in FishBase. July 2009 version.
  2. ↑ Common names of Priacanthus meeki. FishBase.


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