Paracirrhites

Paracirrhites
Arc-eye Hawkfish (P. arcatus) in Polynesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cirrhitidae
Genus: Paracirrhites
Bleeker, 1874
Type species
Grammistes forsteri
J. G. Schneider, 1801
Species

6, See text

Paracirrhites is a genus of hawkfishes found on tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

Species

The six currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Paracirrhites in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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Bibliography

  • Fritzsche, R.A., 1982. Osteichthyes. A: Parker, S.P., Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms, vol. 2. McGraw-Hill, New York: 858-944.
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