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Class: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Pempheridae Sweepers

Genus: Parapriacanthus

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11 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parapriacanthus argenteus Yellowhead sweeper Western Indian Ocean 6.6 SL 1923
Parapriacanthus darros D’Arros sweeper Western Indian Ocean 5.0 SL 2016
Parapriacanthus dispar Deep bullseye Western Central Pacific. 16 TL 1935
Parapriacanthus elongatus Elongate bullseye Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1911
Parapriacanthus guentheri Egyptian sweeper Western Indian Ocean 5.6 SL 1871
Parapriacanthus kwazulu Kwazulu sweeper Western Indian Ocean 4.2 SL 2016
Parapriacanthus marei Redfin sweeper Western Central Pacific. 10 TL 1971
Parapriacanthus punctulatus Dotted sweeper Western Indian Ocean 6.7 SL 2016
Parapriacanthus rahah Rahah sweeper Western Indian Ocean 5.4 SL 2016
Parapriacanthus ransonneti Golden sweeper Western Pacific. 12.1 TL 1870
Parapriacanthus sharm Sharm sweeper Western Indian Ocean 6.2 SL 2016



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