Parapristipoma is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae of the family Haemulidae. The species within the genus are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
Parapristipoma | |
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Chicken grunt Parapristipoma trilineatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Haemulidae |
Subfamily: | Plectorhinchinae |
Genus: | Parapristipoma Bleeker, 1873 |
Type species | |
Perca trilineata Thunberg, 1793
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Synonyms | |
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The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]