Priacanthiformes

Lateral. Catalog no.: SAIAB:FO:. Specimen ID: 5327719. Field no.: C09. Taxon rep.: Pristigenys niphonia. Image quality: 5. Aspect ratio: 1.778.

Lateral. Catalog no.: S0011_004. Specimen ID: 7785138. Field no.: S0011_004. Taxon rep.: Priacanthus sp_1HJ. Image quality: 1. Aspect ratio: 1.509.

Left Side. Catalog no.: NOAAFL G11010782. Specimen ID: 4766784. Taxon rep.: Priacanthus arenatus. Image quality: 3. Aspect ratio: 1.333.

Lateral. Catalog no.: USNM:FISH:403302. Specimen ID: 3120024. Field no.: PI-0302. Taxon rep.: Priacanthus sagittarius. Image quality: 1. Aspect ratio: 1.907.

Lateral. Catalog no.: 192966. Specimen ID: 4410969. Field no.: ASWMAD-01. Image quality: 1. Aspect ratio: 1.333.

Lateral. Catalog no.: MSNG 57095. Specimen ID: 3123643. Taxon rep.: Cepola. Image quality: 3. Aspect ratio: 1.63.

Lateral. Catalog no.: USNM:FISH:437775. Specimen ID: 6838560. Field no.: PHIL-165. Taxon rep.: Owstonia. Image quality: 1. Aspect ratio: 2.619.

Lateral. Catalog no.: USNM:FISH:443156. Specimen ID: 8539130. Field no.: PHISH-316. Taxon rep.: Acanthocepola. Image quality: 1. Aspect ratio: 3.678.

Lateral..

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801). A. Curaçao (Photo: R. Myers). B. Saint Croix (J.E.Randall). C. Saint Croix (Photo: J.E. Randall). D. Curaçao. (R. Myers). E. Florida (R. Myers). F. Florida (R. Myers). G. preserved specimen, Jamaica (D. Catania) H. preserved specimen, Havana, Cuba (D. Catania). Source: (https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4273.3.2)

Mabul, Sabah, Malaysia

Mabul, Sabah, Malaysia

Mabul, Sabah, Malaysia

Nuweiba, South Sinai, Egypt

Mabul, Sabah, Malaysia

Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt

1 fish drawing (9 x 14 cm.)Repository: Ernst Mayr Library, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard UniversityCall number: ARC 209-321

Normally found in deeper waters, this cool predator was lurking in the wreck at Clifton Gardens

The red bigeye is a nocturnal carnivore. The red colouration makes it virtually invisible in low light deep water (red light does not penetrate water as well as the other colours of the spectrum), the big eyes allow it to see in low light and the big mouth allows it to eat a wider range of prey items. Evolution at its best.

Histoire naturelle des poissons /.Paris :Chez F. G. Levrault,1828-1849..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7111334

Ichthyologie; ou, Histoire naturelle des poissons :.Berlin,Chez l'auteur,1796..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4786907

A history of the fishes of the British Islands..London,Groombridge and Sons,1862-65..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13366689