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Aphareus (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lutjanidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Subfamily
  
Etelinae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Aphareus furca, Aprion, Pristipomoides, Green jobfish, Perciformes

Aphareus is a genus of snappers native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the African coast to the Hawaiian Islands. The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Aphareus furca (Lacépède, 1801) (small-toothed jobfish)
  • Aphareus rutilans G. Cuvier, 1830 (rusty jobfish)

    • References

    Aphareus (genus) Wikipedia
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