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What is a bigeye?

What is a bigeye? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes.
  2. Any of certain fish or shark species identified by their large eyes, in particular bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus.
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The bigeye is found throughout the Caribbean, usually at depths greater than 50 feet and often occurring in small schools.
At Uvinge Gap and Mesali Gap can be found deep-water drop-offs, home to schools of bigeye jacks, barracuda, giant sweetlips and groupers.
Tagging of sister taxa such as the bigeye and yellowfin tunas have resulted in similar success.
Yellowfin and bigeye tuna are graded on the same criteria but not with the same intensity.
We passed small shoals of bigeye snapper, masked angelfish and a couple of colourful groupers on our way to a garden of gorgonians.
It says bigeye tuna is slow-growing and more vulnerable to exploitation than skipjack and yellowfin tuna.

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