''Sacura'' is a
genus
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of
ray-finned fish
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in the
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Anthiadidae
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found in the
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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
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& Vilasri, 2017 [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.'' (Andaman deep-water anthias)
* ''
Sacura speciosa''
Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1979 (Purple-head sacura)
References
Anthiadidae
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
Taxa named by Robert Earl Richardson
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