Monotaxis grandoculis

Monotaxis grandoculis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Lethrinidae
Genus:	Monotaxis
Species:	M. grandoculis
Binomial name
	Monotaxis grandoculis; (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
	Sciaena grandoculis Forsskål, 1775; Monotaxis indica Anonymous [E. T. Bennett], 1830; Lethrinus latidens Valenciennes, 1830;

Monotaxis grandoculis, the humpnose big-eye bream, bigeye barenose, bigeye bream, or bigeye emperor, is a species of emperor fish native to the Indian Ocean and the West and Central Pacific Ocean to the Hawaiian Islands.^[1]^[2] It inhabits areas with sand or rubble substrates adjacent to coral reefs at depths of from 1 to 100 metres (3.3 to 328.1 ft), mostly between 5 and 30 metres (16 and 98 ft). This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL though most do not exceed 40 centimetres (16 in). It has been recorded to reach a weight of 6.71 kilograms (14.8 lb). This species is commercially important as a food fish and is also popular as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

References

^ ^a ^b Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A.; Myers, R. (2016). "Monotaxis grandoculis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16720607A16722460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16720607A16722460.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monotaxis grandoculis". FishBase. April 2020 version.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A.; Myers, R. (2016). "Monotaxis grandoculis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16720607A16722460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16720607A16722460.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monotaxis grandoculis". FishBase. April 2020 version.

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