Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Pempheridae Sweepers

Genus: Parapriacanthus

(See list of species below)

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Photo by Photo by King, D.R.

Parapriacanthus argenteus
[Yellowhead sweeper]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Parapriacanthus darros
[D’Arros sweeper]

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.

Parapriacanthus dispar
[Deep bullseye]

Photo by Photo by CSIRO

Parapriacanthus elongatus
[Elongate bullseye]

Photo by Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Parapriacanthus guentheri
[Egyptian sweeper]

Photo by Photo by Connell, A.D.

Parapriacanthus kwazulu
[Kwazulu sweeper]

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Max. Length 10 cm TL

Parapriacanthus marei
[Redfin sweeper]

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Parapriacanthus punctulatus
[Dotted sweeper]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Parapriacanthus rahah
[Rahah sweeper]

Photo by Photo by Petrinos, C.

Parapriacanthus ransonneti
[Golden sweeper]

Photo by Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Parapriacanthus sharm
[Sharm sweeper]

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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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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: AcropomatiformesFamily: Pempheridae SweepersGenus: Parapriacanthus(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Pempheridae Sweepers

Genus: Parapriacanthus

(See list of species below)