Aphareus (fish)
| Aphareus | |
|---|---|
| (A. furca) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Lutjanidae |
| Subfamily: | Etelinae |
| Genus: | Aphareus G. Cuvier, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Aphareus caerulescens G. Cuvier, 1830 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Aphareus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, snappers belonging to the family Lutjanidae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the African coast to the Hawaiian Islands.