The following species are classified within the genus
Priacanthus: •
Priacanthus alalaua Jordan &
Evermann, 1903 - Alalaua •
Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier, 1829 - Atlantic bigeye •
Priacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853 - Paeony bulleye •
Priacanthus fitchi Starnes, 1988 •
Priacanthus hamrur (
Forsskål, 1775) - Moontail bullseye •
Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier, 1829 - Red bigeye •
Priacanthus meeki Jenkins, 1903 - Hawaiian bigeye •
Priacanthus nasca Starnes, 1988 •
Priacanthus prolixus Starnes, 1988 - Elongate bulleye •
Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988 - Arrow bulleye •
Priacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846 - Purple-spotted bigeye •
Priacanthus zaiserae Starnes &
Moyer, 1988 • †
Priacanthus liui Tao, 1993 † means extinct ==Cladogram==