Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

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

As recorded: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Priacanthidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and A. Cea EgañaAlfredo Cea Egaña →Johnson Randall →
Date: February 15, 1985
Locality: Easter Island; W coast; off Tahai
Island: Easter Island
Depth: 18 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On February 15, 1985, J.E. Randall and A. Cea Egaña also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus. BPBM 39228. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 239228058. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39228.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 239228058 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026