Sacura Explained

Sacura is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

• Sacura boulengeri (Heemstra, 1973) (Boulenger's sacura)
• Sacura margaritacea (Hilgendorf, 1879) (Cherry anthias)
• Sacura parva Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1979 (Little fairy basslet)
• Sacura sanguinea Motomura, Yoshida & Vilasri, 2017 ^[1] (Andaman deep-water anthias)
• Sacura speciosa Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1979 (Purple-head sacura)

Notes and References

1. Motomura, H., Yoshida, T. & Vilasri, V. (2017): New species of the anthiadin genus Sacura (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Andaman Sea. Zootaxa, 4306 (2): 291–295.