---
title: "Crescent-tail Bigeye"
description: "Priacanthus hamrur — Fish. Priacanthus hamrur, the lunar-tailed bigeye, goggle eye, or moontail bullseye, is a species of marine fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/crescent-tail-bigeye
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crescent-tail Bigeye

> Priacanthus hamrur — Fish. Priacanthus hamrur, the lunar-tailed bigeye, goggle eye, or moontail bullseye, is a species of marine fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae.

- Scientific name: *Priacanthus hamrur*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2229
- Wikidata: [Q1020676](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1020676)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84116](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84116)

## Names

- en: Crescent-tail Bigeye
- de: Gewöhnlicher Großaugenbarsch
- fr: Beauclaire lanterne

## Countries with the most observations

EG (383), NC (295), ID (220), MV (107), AU (80), FJ (79), KE (63), PW (53), SC (52), TW (47), MZ (35), PH (32)

## Summary

Priacanthus hamrur, the lunar-tailed bigeye, goggle eye, or moontail bullseye, is a species of marine fishes belonging to the family Priacanthidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priacanthus_hamrur

## Photo

![Crescent-tail Bigeye](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crescent-tail-bigeye/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191672681

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crescent-tail-bigeye?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).