Glasseye Snapper

Glasseye Snapper
Name: Glasseye Snapper
Scientific Name: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Family: Bigeyes
Taxonomic: Priacanthidae
ID Group: Red Fishes
Size: 7 - 10 in.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Seen sometimes

This Bigeye has a red body with faint silver blotches and silver bars on its back. Its fins are covered with small dark red spots.