Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

"Glasseye" redirects here. For the prosthesis, see Ocular prosthesis.
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Priacanthidae
Genus: Heteropriacanthus
Species: H. cruentatus
Binomial name
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
(Lacepède, 1801)

The glasseye or glass bigeye (Heteropriacanthus cruentatus) is a species of fish found in tropical seas around the globe. It is a member of the bigeye family and the only species in the genus Heteropriacanthus. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 50.7 cm (20.0 in) in length.

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