Moontail Bullseye habitat
Priacanthus hamrur occurs over the continental slope near reefs and rocky areas to depths of about 250 m, but most common from 30 to 50 m (Starnes 2001, Sivakami et al. 2001). This species prefers outer reef slopes, deep lagoon pinnacles and more sheltered areas. This species forms small aggregations and sometimes schools in oceanic locations and also occurs under ledges or near coral heads during the day (Allen and Erdmann 2012). This species diet consists of small fishes, crustaceans and other small invertebrates (Starnes 1984). The maximum recorded is 45 cm total length (TL) (Heemstra 1986). The Bertalanffy's growth functions for this species: L∞ = 360 mm, K= 0.64 per year (Bombay waters) (Chakraborty and Vidyasagar 1996). The size at sexual maturity for males and females are 18.0-19.0 cm and 19.1-20.0 cm, respectively, and fecundity ranged from 155,800 to 722,313 with an average of 380,071 (Sivakami et al. 2001).