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Paracaesio
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Paracaesio

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, with these currently recognized species:

Paracaesio brevidentata W. T. White & Last, 2012

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Yellowtail False Fusilier

speciesParacaesio xanthurus

Fusilier Snapper

speciesParacaesio sordida

Japanese Snapper

speciesParacaesio caerulea

Saddleback Snapper

speciesParacaesio kusakarii

Vanuatu Snapper

speciesParacaesio gonzalesi

Cocoa Snapper

speciesParacaesio stonei

Carolines False Fusilier

speciesParacaesio paragrapsimodon

Madagascar False Fusilier

speciesParacaesio waltervadi

Lombok False Fusilier

speciesParacaesio brevidentata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90672.