Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Priacanthidae (Family)
       └Heteropriacanthus (Genus)
        └H. cruentatus (Species)

Red Fishes & Cardinalfishes
Bigeyes

Glasseye Snapper

Crescent-Tail Bigeye



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