Scientific Name	Pristigenys meyeri   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Günther, 1872)	Depth	100 - 200M
Chinese	麥氏大鱗大眼鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	大眼鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F351　Priacanthidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	麥氏鋸大眼鯛
Max Length	22.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅目鰱、嚴公仔、大目仔(臺東)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ryukyu Is.
Synonyms	Priacanthus meyeri, Pristigenys multifasciata
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Günther, A. 1872 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0067886. ASIZP0073226. ASIZP0803647. ASIZP0805701. ASIZP0913647. ASIZP0915701. FRIP22408. NMMBP04435.
Barcode	2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Meyer's bigeye
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, strongly compressed. Posterior nostril large, slit-like, close to eye ondorsal surface of snout. mouth olbique; Teeth villiform, in broad bands on jaws, vomer and palatines. Dorsal fin notched, with X spines and 12 rays; anal fin with III spines and 11 or 12 rays. Body scales margined with relatively strong spines. More than 10 narrow transverse redding bands and reeding broken bands on body, when fresh.
habitats	All specimens have been collected in rocky areas at 100-200 m depth.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific, including thus far recorded from Japan, South China Sea, Sulawesi, New Guinea and Samoa. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed mostly fresh.