glasseye
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Heteropriacanthus, the glasseyes or glass bigeyes, are a genus of the bigeye family found in all tropical seas around the world. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 50.7 cm (20.0 in) in total length.
The glasseyes has been classified in a single species, Heteropriacanthus cruentatus, but recent morphological and genetic analysis indicates that glasseyes may be better divided into three species: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Atlantic Ocean and southwest Indian Ocean), H. fulgens (northeastern Atlantic), and H. carolinus (Indo-Pacific). H. cruentatus can differentiated from the rest of its genus by looking at its caudal and anal fin in which is distinct in colour.
Wikipedia contributors, Heteropriacanthus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:31:42.015907+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801)
- Name authority
- (Lacepède, 1801)
- Common name
- glasseye
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Priacanthidae
- Genus
- Heteropriacanthus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPriacanthidae Günther, 1859
- genusHeteropriacanthus Fitch & Crooke, 1984
- speciesHeteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Labrus cruentatus Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801 | synonym |
| Priacanthus bleekeri Castelnau, 1873 Castelnau, 1873 | synonym |
| Priacanthus cepedianus Desmarest, 1823 Desmarest, 1823 | synonym |
| Priacanthus carolinus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Priacanthus argenteus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Priacanthus bonariensis Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Priacanthus boops (Forster, 1801) (Forster, 1801) | synonym |
| Priacanthus cruentata (Lacepède, 1801) (Lacepède, 1801) | synonym |
| Serranus rufus Bowdich, 1825 Bowdich, 1825 | ambiguous synonym |
| Anthias boops Forster, 1801 Forster, 1801 | synonym |
| Priacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801) (Lacepède, 1801) | synonym |
| Heteropriacanthus carolinus (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Cookeolus boops (Forster, 1801) (Forster, 1801) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127004 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3LCM5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.