Scientific Name	Priacanthus hamrur   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	8 - 250M
Chinese	寶石大眼鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	大眼鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F351　Priacanthidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	金目大眼鯛
Max Length	45 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	紅目鰱、嚴公仔、紅目孔(澎湖)、紅嚴公(澎湖)、紅瞼眶(屏東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Red Sea
Synonyms	Anthias macrophthalmus, Boops asper, Priacanthus dubius, Priacanthus fax, Priacanthus hamrua, Priacanthus hamrus, Priacanthus hanirur, Priacanthus longipinnis, Priacanthus schlegelii, Priacanthus speculum, Sciaena hamrur
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Forsskål, P. 1775 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055362. ASIZP0055394. ASIZP0058791. ASIZP0059720. NMMBP08559. NMMSTP00925. NMNSF00853. NTMP0307. NTUM03761. NTUM07247. NTUM07482. USNM00183234. USNM00191178. ZMH14252.
Common Name	Red big eye; Scad; Bigeye; Crescent tail bigeye; Goggle eye; Moontail bullseye; Montail bigeye; Lunar tailed bigeye
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body deep, ovate, and laterally compressed; body depth 2.6 to 2.8 times in standard length. Anterior profile slightly asymmetrical, tip of protruding lower jaw usually above midline of body. Small teeth on dentaries, vomer, palatines, and premaxillaries. Total gill rakers on first gill arch 24 to 26. Dorsal fin with X spines and 13 to 15 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 13 to 16 soft rays; caudal fin with concave margin, slightly emarginate to lunate. Pored lateral-line scales 75 to 80. Body, head, and iris of eye reddish; sometimes silvery white with pattern of broad reddish bars on head and body; row of small dark spots sometimes evident along lateral line; fins red to light pink, with light dusky to nearly black in dorsal-, anal-, and caudal-fin membranes; fins occasionally with yellow.
habitats	Uncommon species found in outer reef slopes and deep lagoon pinnacles from 8 to at least 80 m. In small aggregations, sometimes schools in oceanic locations. Feeds on small fish, crustaceans, and other small invertebrates.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea and southern Africa to southern Japan and northern Australia and through the central Pacific to French Polynesia. Reported from Easter Island. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters; Lyudao, southeastern Taiw
Utility	Generally marketed fresh, may be salted or dried.