Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Glasseye Snapper
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Glasseye Snapper
Category: Bigeyes
Scientific Name: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Size: 7 to 10 in. (18 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 15-50 ft. (5-15 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Priacanthidae (Family)
      └Heteropriacanthus (Genus)

Red Fishes & Cardinalfishes
Bigeyes

Glasseye Snapper

Atlantic Bigeye



All Photographs
© 2025 Florent Charpin