Priacanthus macracanthus

Medium-sized fish of moderately deep body. The eyes large; the mouth oblique, with the lower jaw projecting upwards. The body tapers very slightly to beneath the middle of the soft portion of the dorsal fin, and then abruptly to the peduncle. This species is distinguished from P. fitchi by the presence of numerous rusty brown to yellowish spots in the membranes of the dorsal and anal fins, and its less tapered body. Description: Characterized further by the following: soft portion of dorsal fin about equal to spinous portion, rounded posteriorly; rounded caudal fin; well developed preopercular spine, reaching beyond posterior tip of interopercle (Ref. 90102).

• Priacanthus benmebari Temminck & Schlegel, 1842
• Priacanthus junonis De Vis, 1884
• Priacanthus marcracanthus Cuvier, 1829