Scientific Name	Priacanthus fitchi   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Starnes, 1988	Depth	150 - 400M
Chinese	深水大眼鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	大眼鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F351　Priacanthidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	深水大眼鯛
Max Length	18.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅目鰱、嚴公仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Sumatra, 0°25'S, 98°40'E, Indonesia, 150 m
Synonyms	Priacanthus sp. 2
Reference	Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Starnes, W. C. 1988 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0066248. ASIZP0801519. ASIZP0911519.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Fitch's bullseye
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	A medium-sized fish. body oval; dorsal fin continuous; eyes very large; mouth large and oblique, with lower jaw projecting upwards; head and body silvery red or pink; iris of eyes red; fins creamy pink; the last 4-5 soft rays of dorsal and anal fins clearly white. This species resembles P. macracanthus with a long and narrow preopercular spine, but less body depth, a narrower caudal peduncle, and fainter yellowish spots on its dorsal, anal and pelvic fins.
habitats	A deeper water species trawled from relatively open bottoms at depths of 150 to over 400 m.
Distribution	Presently known in Indo-West Pacific from northwestern Australia and western Sumatra to southern Japan; also known from near Mascarene Islands in western Indian Ocean. It is found in northern and northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh.