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Longfinned bullseye
Cookeolus japonicus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Longfinned bullseye
- Scientific
- Cookeolus japonicus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Priacanthidae (bigeyes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 69 cm (NG); commonly 30 cm; max. published weight 5 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 40 to 400 m (usually 165 to 200 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2013
Description
A deep-bodied, bright red bigeye with huge eyes and very long pelvic fins, reaching about 69 cm. It lives around rocky holes and ledges on deep slopes, mostly at 165 to 260 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cookeolus-japonicus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cookeolus_japonicus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.