Paracirrhites
| Paracirrhites | |
|---|---|
| Blackside hawkfish (P. forsteri) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Cirrhitidae |
| Genus: | Paracirrhites Bleeker, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Grammistes forsteri J. G. Schneider, 1801 | |
| Species | |
|
6; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paracirrhites is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, hawkfishes belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. These fishes are found on tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.