Paracaesio Explained

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^[1]
• Paracaesio caerulea (Katayama, 1934) (Japanese snapper)
• Paracaesio gonzalesi Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (Vanuatu snapper)
• Paracaesio kusakarii T. Abe, 1960 (saddle-back snapper)
• Paracaesio paragrapsimodon W. D. Anderson & Kailola, 1992
• Paracaesio sordida T. Abe & S. Shinohara, 1962 (dirty ordure snapper)
• Paracaesio stonei U. Raj & Seeto, 1983 (cocoa snapper)
• Paracaesio waltervadi W. D. Anderson & Collette, 1992
• Paracaesio xanthura (Bleeker, 1869) (yellowtail blue snapper)

Notes and References

1. White . William T. . Last . Peter R. . amp . Paracaesio brevidentata n. sp., a new snapper (Lutjanidae: Apsilinae) from Indonesia . Zootaxa . 10 August 2012 . 3418 . 1 . 51–60 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3418.1.4.