''Paracaesio'' is a

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marine

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

es, snappers belonging to the

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Lutjanidae Lutjanidae or snappers are a family of perciform fishes, mainly marine but with some members inhabiting estuaries and, in some cases, fresh water (e.g., '' Lutjanus goldiei''). The family includes about 113 species. Most species are used for foo ...

. They are native to the

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and the western

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...

, with these currently recognized species: * '' Paracaesio brevidentata'' W. T. White &

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, 2012 * '' Paracaesio caerulea'' ( Katayama, 1934) (Japanese snapper) * '' Paracaesio gonzalesi'' Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (Vanuatu snapper) * '' Paracaesio kusakarii'' T. Abe, 1960 (saddle-back snapper) * ''

Paracaesio paragrapsimodon ''Paracaesio'' is a genus marine ray-finned fishes, snappers belonging to the Family (biology), family Lutjanidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, with these currently recognized species: * ''Paracaesio breviden ...

'' 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)

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Apsilinae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker Ray-finned fish genera {{Lutjanidae-stub