Heteropriacanthus

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.^[2][3][4]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Acanthuriformes

Family:Priacanthidae

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Heteropriacanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Priacanthidae
Genus:	Heteropriacanthus Fitch & Crooke, 1984
Species:	H. cruentatus
Binomial name
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacépède, 1801)
Synonyms[1]
Anthias boops Forster, 1801 Cookeolus boops (Forster, 1801) Labrus cruentatus Lacepède, 1801 Priacanthus bonariensis Cuvier, 1829 Priacanthus boops (Forster, 1801) Priacanthus cepedianus Desmarest, 1823 Priacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801) Serranus rufus Bowdich, 1825

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The glasseyes has been classified in a single species, Heteropriacanthus cruentatus,^[5] 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).^[6] H.cruentatus can differentiated from the rest of its genus by looking at its caudal and anal fin in which is distinct in colour.^[7]