Monotaxis grandoculis

Monotaxis grandoculis, the humpnose big-eye bream, bigeye barenose, bigeye bream, or bigeye emperor, is a species of emperor fish native to the Indian Ocean and the West and Central Pacific Ocean to the Hawaiian Islands.[1][2] It inhabits areas with sand or rubble substrates adjacent to coral reefs at depths of from 1 to 100 metres (3.3 to 328.1 ft), mostly between 5 to 30 metres (16 to 98 ft). This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL though most do not exceed 40 centimetres (16 in). It has been recorded to reach a weight of 6.71 kilograms (14.8 lb). This species is commercially important as a food fish and is also popular as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

Monotaxis grandoculis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lethrinidae
Genus: Monotaxis
Species:
M. grandoculis
Binomial name
Monotaxis grandoculis
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Sciaena grandoculis Forsskål, 1775
  • Monotaxis indica Anonymous [E. T. Bennett], 1830
  • Lethrinus latidens Valenciennes, 1830

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Monotaxis grandoculis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16720607A16722460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16720607A16722460.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). "Monotaxis grandoculis" in FishBase. April 2020 version.


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