Paracaesio

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Paracaesio
Paracaesio xanthura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Subfamily: Apsilinae
Genus: Paracaesio
Bleeker, 1875
Type species
Caesio xanthurus
Bleeker, 1869[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Aetiasis Barnard, 1937
  • Vegetichthys S. Tanaka (I), 1917

Paracaesio is a genus marine ray-finned fishes, snappers belonging to the family Lutjanidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean,[2] with these currently recognized species:[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Lutjanidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Paracaesio in FishBase. February 2023 version.
  3. ^ a b White, William T. & Last, Peter R. (10 August 2012). "Paracaesio brevidentata n. sp., a new snapper (Lutjanidae: Apsilinae) from Indonesia". Zootaxa. 3418 (1): 51–60. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3418.1.4.