Image Bank - Fishes
Lunartail Bigeye-3
Reference |
IB3649 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Bigeyes - PRIACANTHIDAE |
Common Name |
Lunartail Bigeye-3 |
Scientific Name |
Priacanthus hamrur |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Most species are a magnificent silvery-red colour, which they can alter at will, changing from red to a dull silver in an instant. Bigeyes feed nocturnally, principally on zooplankton, small fishes and cephalopods. source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |