short bigeye
Pristigenys alta (Gill, 1862)
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.
Short bigeye ( Pristigenys alta ). Gulf of Mexico.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pristigenys alta, the toro or short bigeye, is a species of fish in the family Priacanthidae. Some anglers refer to this fish as "toro snapper", but it is not a snapper, and only distantly related to the fish of the snapper family.
Wikipedia contributors, Pristigenys alta; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:43.312189+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pristigenys alta (Gill, 1862)
- Name authority
- (Gill, 1862)
- Common name
- short bigeye
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Priacanthidae
- Genus
- Pristigenys
- 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
- genusPristigenys Agassiz, 1835
- speciesPristigenys alta (Gill, 1862)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pristigenys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese bigeyePristigenys niphonia (Cuvier, 1829) | PriacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| popeye catalufaPristigenys serrula (Gilbert, 1891) | PriacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pristigenys meyeri (Günther, 1872) | PriacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pristigenys refulgens (Valenciennes, 1862) | PriacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Priacanthus altus Gill, 1862 Gill, 1862 | synonym |
| Pristigenys altas (Gill, 1862) (Gill, 1862) | synonym |
| Pseudopriacanthus altus (Gill, 1862) (Gill, 1862) | 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=159295 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:4MJ7Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.