Bigeye
Priacanthus arenatus
Also called Bigeye.
How to tell it
Red to silvery-pink fish with an enormous eye and a forked tail; deep reef edges at night.
- Not a short bigeye? That one deeper, rounder tail. (Short Bigeye)
Rules for
Every state
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Not specifically regulated in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (Atlantic), Florida (Gulf), Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia: each state’s rule for unlisted species applies there (on its page).
On the table
Good — Hawaii's 'aweoweo' relative.
In the app
Point the camera at a bigeye and the name appears before you take the picture, with these rules for the water you’re standing in. No signal needed, and every catch goes in the log.
Get the appQuestions anglers ask about bigeye
How do you tell bigeye from short bigeye?
Bigeye has this: Red to silvery-pink fish with an enormous eye and a forked tail; deep reef edges at night.. Short Bigeye deeper, rounder tail.