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WoRMS taxon details

Paracirrhites Bleeker, 1874

AphiaID

204162 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204162)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Cirrhitidae Macleay, 1841

Synonymised names

Gymnocirrhites Smith, 1951 · unaccepted

Paracitthites · unaccepted (misspelling)

Parracirrhites · unaccepted (misspelling)

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Species Paracirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Paracirrhites bicolor Randall, 1963
Species Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)
Species Paracirrhites hemistictus (Günther, 1874)
Species Paracirrhites nisus Randall, 1963
Species Paracirrhites xanthus Randall, 1963
Species Paracirrhites amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1857) accepted as Paracirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Paracirrhites arcuatus (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Paracirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829) (misspelling)
Species Paracirrhites bimaculatus (Jenkins, 1903) accepted as Amblycirrhitus bimacula (Jenkins, 1903)
Species Paracirrhites cinctus (Günther, 1860) accepted as Cirrhitops fasciatus (Bennett, 1828)
Species Paracirrhites fosteri (Schneider, 1801) accepted as Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Paracirrhites japonicus Steindachner, 1883 accepted as Isobuna japonica (Steindachner, 1883) accepted as Plectranthias japonicus (Steindachner, 1883) accepted as Sayonara japonica (Steindachner, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Paracirrhites polystictus (Günther, 1874) accepted as Paracirrhites hemistictus (Günther, 1874)
Species Paracirrhites typee Randall, 1963 accepted as Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Paracirrhites Bleeker, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204162 on 2026-08-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2013-03-05 06:52:44Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]