Arrowfin bigeye

Priacanthus sagittarius

Turkish Name: Uzun kocagöz

Priacanthidae Saltwater Medium (10-30cm)

Quick Facts

Family Priacanthidae
Environment Saltwater
Size Medium (10-30cm)

Meristic Counts

Dorsal spines (total) 10
Dorsal soft rays (total) 13
Anal spines 3
Anal soft rays 14
Pectoral soft rays 17

Description

Body ovate, deep and strongly compressed. Large head, its upper profile straight. Mouth strongly oblique, the lower jaw projected. Jaws reach back to the vertical of the third to the middle of eye. Two rows of small teeth merge into a single band. Small patches of vomerine and palatine teeth. Very big eye, its diameter is 40-50% of head length. Preoperculum margin serrated. Continuous dorsal fin, its spines increasing in size. Caudal fi emarginated. The entire body and head covered with small scales.

Scientific Identifiers

Sample ID PS1I
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SEQUENCE: COI-5P

Sequence ID Priacanthus sagittarius PS1I
GenBank Accession PZ586615-PZ586619
Genome Mitochondrial
Locus COI
Nucleotides 582 bp
DNA Sequence
CTAAGCCAACCCGGCTCTCTCCTCGGAGACGAACAAATTTACAATGTTATTGTTACAGCCCACGCATTTGTAATAATCTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAGTAATAATTGGGGGCTTTGGAAACTGACTTATTCCCCTAATGATCGGGGCACCTGACATGGCATTCCCTCGAATAAACAACATGAGTTTCTGACTTCTACCCCCCTCTTTCCTCCTTCTACTAACCTCCTCAGCCGTTGAAGCCGGGGCTGGAACAGGATGGACAGTATACCCCCCGCTAGCTGGTAACCTGGCCCACGCAGGAGCCTCAGTTGACCTAGCTATCTTTTCACTTCACTTAGCAGGTATCTCTTCAATTTTAGGGGCTATCAACTTCATTACAACAATTACTAACATAAAACCCCCTGCCATCTCCCTCTACCAAACACCTTTATTCGTCTGAGCCGTTCTAATTACAGCCGTCCTACTCCTTCTCGCCCTTCCAGTCCTGGCTGCTGGCATCACCATACTCCTAACAGACCGAAACCTAAACACGACCTTCTTCGACCCTGCAGGGGGAGGGGACCCAATTCTTTACCAACACCTA
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COLLECTION INFORMATION

Country/Ocean Turkey/Mediterranean Sea
Province/Region Iskenderun Bay
Specific Location Iskenderun
Collection Date 2025-06-18
Collector Servet Doğdu