Priacanthus meeki is a species of marine ray finned fish, a bigeye in the family Priacanthidae. It is a red fish found in the Hawaiian and Midway Islands. It grows to a size of 33 cm in length.[2] Common names are Hawaiian bigeye in English and ula lau au in the Hawaiian language.[2] It, and other species of its family, may also be called āweoweo in Hawaii.
Priacanthus meeki | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Priacanthidae |
Genus: | Priacanthus |
Species: | P. meeki |
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Priacanthus meeki O. P. Jenkins, 1903 | |
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Its specific name honours the American ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek (1859-1914).[3]
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