Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Priacanthidae (Family) Bigeyes
      └Heteropriacanthus (Genus)
       └H. cruentatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 127004🔗
iNaturalist ID: 63415🔗

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