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Pempheridae - Bullseyes

Pempheridae - Bullseyes

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08/04/22

Discover images and fact sheets of the pempherid fishes on the site. The family includes the bullseyes and sweepers.

Pempheridae

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Bronze Bullseye, Pempheris analis

Bronze Bullseye, Pempheris analis Waite 1910

Bronze Bullseye, Pempheris analis Waite 1910

Fish publications - 2013

The 2013 publications in the list below all cite specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

Fish publications - 2000

The following papers published in 2000 have used specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

Spotted Bigeye, Priacanthus macracanthus

Spotted Bigeye, Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier, 1829

Spotted Bigeye, Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier, 1829

Oualan Bullseye,<i> Pempheris oualensis</i>

Oualan Bullseye, Pempheris oualensis Cuvier, 1831

Oualan Bullseye, Pempheris oualensis Cuvier, 1831

Forceps Fish, Forcipiger flavissimus

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The table below lists all fish families known from Australian waters. The site contains information on 1487 species in 274 families.

Crescent-tail Bigeye, Priacanthus hamrur

Lunartail Bigeye, Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775)

Lunartail Bigeye, Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775)

Fish publications - 2014

The 2014 publications in the list below all cite specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

Crescent-tail Bigeye, Priacanthus hamrur

Priacanthidae - Bigeyes

Access images and fact sheets of the priacanthid fishes. These fishes have been called Bigeyes and Deepsea Bullseyes.

Longfin Bigeye, <i>Cookeolus japonicus</i>

Longfin Bigeye, Cookeolus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829)

Longfin Bigeye, Cookeolus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829)

Watanabe's Angelfish Genicanthus watanabei

The fish list: A decade in the making

Home to the billowing sails of the Opera House and the shimmering arches of the Harbour Bridge, Sydney is famed for its magnificent harbour – but what lies beneath the water’s surface? In a recent study, Australian Museum scientists delve into the remarkable biodiversity of Sydney harbour.

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Bigbelly Seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis

Fishes of Sydney Harbour

This table lists all known species recorded in Sydney Harbour.

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