Long-finned Bullseye
Cookeolus japonicus
Also known as: Bigfin Bigeye, Bulleye, Deepwater Bullseye, Glasseye, Goggle Eye, Longfin Bigeye, Red Soldierfish
- Bigfin Bigeye
- Bulleye
- Deepwater Bullseye
- Glasseye
- Goggle Eye
- Longfin Bigeye
- Red Soldierfish
Overview
Found singly, or in small schools, during the day in caves and under ledges, dispersing at night, foraging for food, over deep, hard bottoms of reefs, rich in invertebrate growth.
Circumglobal
Bigeyes can change colour from red, reddish brown to silver with mood, also at night they will change to a pale blotched pattern.
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Worldwide
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Found singly, or in small schools, during the day in caves and under ledges, dispersing at night, foraging for food, over deep, hard bottoms of reefs, rich in invertebrate growth.
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