Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

English: Common Bigeye (2); Hawaiian: aweoweo (2)

As recorded: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Priacanthidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and R.M. McNairDean B. Cannoy →Rhett M. McNair →Johnson Randall →
Date: April 19, 1971
Locality: Fatuhiva; NE side of Matahumu Point
Island: Fatuhiva
Depth: 9 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

39 Bishop specimens of Heteropriacanthus cruentatus · collected 1901–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 19, 1971, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and R.M. McNair also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus. BPBM 11719. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 239227823. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11719.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 239227823 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026