Paracirrhites
Paracirrhites is a genus of hawkfishes found on tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
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| Arc-eye Hawkfish (P. arcatus) in Polynesia | |
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| Genus: | Paracirrhites Bleeker, 1874 |
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| Grammistes forsteri J. G. Schneider, 1801 | |
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Species
The six currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Paracirrhites arcatus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (arc-eye hawkfish)
- Paracirrhites bicolor J. E. Randall, 1963
- Paracirrhites forsteri (J. G. Schneider, 1801) (blackside hawkfish)
- Paracirrhites hemistictus (Günther, 1874) (whitespot hawkfish)
- Paracirrhites nisus J. E. Randall, 1963
- Paracirrhites xanthus J. E. Randall, 1963
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Paracirrhites in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Bleeker P., 1874. Sur les espèces insulindiennes de la famille des Cirrhitéoïdes. Versl. Akad. Amsterdam v. 15. 1-20.
- Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A., 1829. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. Historie naturelle des poissons. v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1–500, Pls. 41–71.
- Randall, J. E., 1963. Review of the hawkfishes (family Cirrhitidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 114 (núm. 3472): 389–451, 16 pls.
- Bloch, M. E. & Schneider, J. G., 1801. M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae.: i-lx + 1–584, Pls. 1–110.
- Günther, A., 1874. Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee. Band I, Heft. III. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Band II, Heft VII. F. Friederichsen & Co., Hamburg. Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee.: 58–96, Pls. 40–60.
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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