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Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846
Name authority
Richardson, 1846
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Priacanthidae
Genus
Priacanthus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyPriacanthidae Günther, 1859
  11. genusPriacanthus Oken, 1817
  12. speciesPriacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Priacanthus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
bigeyePriacanthus arenatus Cuvier, 1829PriacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Red bigeyePriacanthus macracanthus Cuvier, 1829PriacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priacanthus meeki Jenkins, 1903PriacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hawaiian bigeyePriacanthus alalaua Jordan & Evermann, 1903PriacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
silver big-eyePriacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853PriacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priacanthus fitchi Starnes, 1988PriacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
goggle-eyePriacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775)PriacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priacanthus nasca Starnes, 1988PriacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priacanthus prolixus Starnes, 1988PriacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Priacanthus zaiserae Starnes & Moyer, 1988PriacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 18 records assigned to Priacanthidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Priacanthus holocentrum Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849synonym
Priacanthus schmittii Bleeker, 1852 Bleeker, 1852synonym
Priacanthus tayanus Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846synonym
Priacanthus tayeus Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846synonym

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.

  1. Richardson, J. (1846). Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th Meeting [1845]:, 187–320. 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

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:4MBXM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.