Parapriacanthus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acropomatiformes
- Family
- Pempheridae
- Genus
- Parapriacanthus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Parapriacanthus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Parapriacanthus
Parapriacanthus is a genus of sweepers native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Parapriacanthus are bioluminescent, with ventral light organs for counter-illumination. Parapriacanthus luciferase is a kleptoprotein, obtained from their diet on bioluminescent ostracods.
...Parapriacanthus in languages:
- Japanese
- キンメモドキ属
- Russian
- Параприакантусы
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