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Parargyrops

Parargyrops is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. The only species in the genus is Parargyrops edita, the crimson seabream or red-fin pargo, which is found in the Western Pacific Ocean off East Asia.

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Parargyrops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Parargyrops
Tanaka, 1916
Species:
P. edita
Binomial name
Parargyrops edita
Tanaka, 1916

Parargyrops is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. The only species in the genus is Parargyrops edita, the crimson seabream or red-fin pargo, which is found in the Western Pacific Ocean off East Asia.1

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