Redwood chub is not a sea fish. Redwood chub is a freshwater fish. The redwood chub, a fish of the genus Ocellaris in the family Ocellaridae. The body is slightly high, laterally compressed, and oblong-ovoid. The highest part of the body is located near the sixth spine of the dorsal fin. The eyes are very large, with the pupil located mostly below the midline of the body. The muzzle is short. The oral fissure is large and nearly vertical, the lower jaw is prominent, and the maxillae, hoe and palatine bones are toothed.

Red Eye Chub Morphological Characteristics

The Red Eye Chub gets its name because of its large eyes and the red color of its eyes and scales. The red-eye chub provides a rich source of gelatinous protein. Most live in water depths of about 67 to 70 meters.

Redhead chubs are nocturnal fish with a reflective layer in the iris of their eyes, which emits a bright glow that helps them hunt at night, while during the day they live in caves under coral reefs, occasionally with mottled dark patterns on their bodies. They are also omnivorous, feeding mainly on small squid and planktonic crustaceans, and to a lesser extent on small fish and short-tailed species.

The bigeye snapper, Priacanthustayenus, is a species of fish in the bigeye snapper family. It is also known as the bigeye fish, the bigeye lotus, and commonly known as the red eye chub in the Chaoshan area. The bigeye snapper is a warm-water small and medium-sized near-bottom fish, basically does not make long-distance migration, mainly inhabits the water depth of 80 to 120m, to 100m sea area is more concentrated. Omnivorous, mainly feeding on small squid and planktonic crustaceans, followed by small fish and short-tailed species.