Please look in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes for authorships of sections, Families of Fishes (all), and related information.

Species in the genus Parapriacanthus: [ 13 ] records

argenteus, Parapempheris von Bonde [C.] 1923:11, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 3 (art. 1); ref. 521] Ponta Malongane, 26.7666°S, 32.9000°E, Mozambique. Old locality: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 188, depth 32 fathoms. Neotype: SAIAB 50530. Neotype designated by Randall & Bogorodsky 2016:6 [ref. 34332]. Combined with a feminine genus the specific adjective should have been argentea. •Synonym of Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner 1870 -- (Heemstra 1986:669 [ref. 5660]). •Valid as Parapriacanthus argenteus (von Bonde 1923) -- (Randall & Bogorodsky 2016:6 [ref. 34332], Randall & Victor 2022:94 [ref. 39910]). Current status: Valid as Parapriacanthus argenteus (von Bonde 1923). Pempheridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to southern Mozambique. Habitat: marine.

beryciformis, Parapriacanthus Franz [V.] 1910:33, Pl. 6 (fig. 46) [Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 4 (Suppl.) (no. 1); ref. 1481] Japan. Holotype (unique): ZSM [old collection] destroyed in WW II. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:278 [ref. 28925]. •Synonym of Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner 1870 -- (Randall 1995:244 [ref. 22896]). Current status: Synonym of Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner 1870. Pempheridae. Habitat: marine.

darros, Parapriacanthus Randall [J. E.] & Bogorodsky [S. V.] 2016:8, Figs. 6-7 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 20; ref. 34332] Amirante Islands, D'Arros Island, Seychelles, 5°29'S, 53°18'E, depth 50-55 meters. Holotype (unique): BPBM 35551. •Valid as Parapriacanthus darros Randall & Bogorodsky 2016 -- (Randall & Victor 2022:95 [ref. 39910]). Current status: Valid as Parapriacanthus darros Randall & Bogorodsky 2016. Pempheridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles. Habitat: marine.

dispar, Pempheris Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:407 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Tenibuli, Ysabel Island, Solomon Islands. Holotype: FMNH 17326. Paratypes: FMNH 17328-32 (5), 17334 (1); CAS-SU 24440 (9); USNM 117317-18 (1, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:80 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:64 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Parapriacanthus dispar (Herre 1935) -- (Mooi 2001:3204 [ref. 26110], Randall 2005:302 [ref. 28239], Bray & Paxton 2006:1276 [ref. 29093], Allen & Erdmann 2012:511 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:177 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Parapriacanthus dispar (Herre 1935). Pempheridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands. Habitat: marine.

elongata, Pempheris McCulloch [A. R.] 1911:47, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Biological Results Endeavour [v. 1] (pt 1); ref. 2936] Off Flinder's Island, Bass Strait, and off Wilson's Promontory, Victoria, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.10186. Paratypes: (15) AMS E.469 (1), 471-472 (1, 1, 1), I.10184-85 (1, 1), I. 10187-89 (1, 1, 1), I. 10842-45 (1, 1, 1, 1), E.1258 (3, now 1), E.3242 (2); QM I.1125-26 [ex AMS E.3242] (1, 1); TMH D137/13018 [ex AMS E.470] (1); WAM P.28591-001 [ex WAM 11519] (1). Type catalog: Andrews 1971:2 [ref. 31471], Hutchins & Smith 1991:27 [ref. 19335], Andrews 1992:112 [ref. 22689], Moore et al. 2008:29 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Parapriacanthus elongatus (McCulloch 1911) -- (Kuiter 1993:206 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:607 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:194 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:264 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:35 [ref. 25847], Bray & Paxton 2006:1276 [ref. 29093], Mooi 2008:593 [ref. 30652], Hoschke et al. 2019:156 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Parapriacanthus elongatus (McCulloch 1911). Pempheridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: southern New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

guentheri, Pempherichthys Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:470 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Lectotype: BMNH 1871.7.15.35. Paralectotypes: SMNS 1752 (1), ZMB 8007 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1992:15 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:52 [ref. 29864]. Lectotype selected by Randall & Bogorodsky 2016:10 [ref. 34332]. •Synonym of Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner 1870 -- (Heemstra 1986:669 [ref. 5660], Randall 1995:244 [ref. 22896]). •Valid as Parapriacanthus guentheri (Klunzinger 1871) -- (Dor 1984:165 [ref. 29757], DiBattista et al. 2015:20 [ref. 35706], Randall & Bogorodsky 2016:10 [ref. 34332], Golani & Fricke 2018:105 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:81 [ref. 36871], Randall & Victor 2022:95 [ref. 39910]). Current status: Valid as Parapriacanthus guentheri (Klunzinger 1871). Pempheridae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen). Habitat: marine.

kwazulu, Parapriacanthus Randall [J. E.] & Bogorodsky [S. V.] 2016:13, Fig. 12 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 20; ref. 34332] KwaZulu-Natal, Park Rynie, South Africa, 30°18.074'S, 30°49.254'E, depth 38 meters. Holotype: BPBM 41244. Paratypes: BPBM, SAIAB. •Valid as Parapriacanthus kwazulu Randall & Bogorodsky 2016 -- (Randall & Victor 2022:95 [ref. 39910]). Current status: Valid as Parapriacanthus kwazulu Randall & Bogorodsky 2016. Pempheridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: marine.

marei, Parapriacanthus Fourmanoir [P.] 1971:498, Fig. 7 [not 6] [Cahiers O. R. S. T. O. M. (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer) Série Océanographie v. 9 (no. 4); ref. 7673] Maré Island, Loyauté Islands, depth 1.5 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN. •Valid as Parapriacanthus marei Fourmanoir 1971 -- (Mooi 2001:3204 [ref. 26110], Randall 2005:302 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2012:512 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Parapriacanthus marei Fourmanoir 1971. Pempheridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

punctulatus, Parapriacanthus Randall [J. E.] & Bogorodsky [S. V.] 2016:14, Figs. 2B, 13-16 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 20; ref. 34332] Ponta Malongane, Mozambique, 26.7666°S, 32.9000°E. Holotype: SAIAB 201845. Paratypes: BPBM, SAIAB, USNM. •Valid as Parapriacanthus punctulatus Randall & Bogorodsky 2016 -- (Fricke et al. 2018:230 [ref. 35805], Randall & Victor 2022:96 [ref. 39910]). Current status: Valid as Parapriacanthus punctulatus Randall & Bogorodsky 2016. Pempheridae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and Mozambique east to Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals and western Mascarenes (La Réunion). Habitat: marine.

rahah, Parapriacanthus Randall [J. E.] & Bogorodsky [S. V.] 2016:17, Fig. 17 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 20; ref. 34332] South coast of Oman, Rahah Bay, cave in dropoff known as Hole-in-the-Wall, Arabian Sea, 16°57'N, 59°49'E, depth 14 meters. Holotype: BPBM 36324. Paratypes: BPBM, USNM. •Valid as Parapriacanthus rahah Randall & Bogorodsky 2016 -- (Randall & Victor 2022:96 [ref. 39910]). Current status: Valid as Parapriacanthus rahah Randall & Bogorodsky 2016. Pempheridae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Oman. Habitat: marine.

ransonneti, Parapriacanthus Steindachner [F.] 1870:623 [1], Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 61 (1. Abth.); ref. 4218] Nagasaki, Japan. Syntypes: NMW 37101 (1), 38606 (1). On p. 1 of separate. •Valid as Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner 1870 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:165 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:669 [ref. 5660], Winterbottom et al. 1989:41 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:213 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:162 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:46 [ref. 25356] as ransonnari, Randall 1995:244 [ref. 22896] [not this species], Allen 1997:144 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:194 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:213 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:161 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:320 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:738 [ref. 25471], Mooi in Randall & Lim 2000:622 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:878 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:105 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:264 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:35 [ref. 25847], Mooi 2001:3204 [ref. 26110], Nakabo 2002:878 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:352, 623 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:41 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S111 [ref. 27377], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:114 [ref. 27510], Kim & Sasaki 2004:181 [ref. 27983], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:326 [ref. 28072], Bray & Paxton 2006:1276 [ref. 29093], Fricke et al. 2009:70 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:130 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:512 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:261 [ref. 32706], Randall & Bogorodsky 2016:3 [ref. 34332], Koeda et al. 2016:50 [ref. 35333], Koeda 2017:3 [ref. 37096], Motomura et al. 2017:165 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:230 [ref. 35805], Fujiwara et al. 2020:33 [ref. 38631], Sonoyama et al. 2020:77 [ref. 37637], Wada et al. 2021:43 [ref. 38521]). Current status: Valid as Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner 1870. Pempheridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Fiji, north to southern Sea of Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. Former Red Sea records are now assigned to P. guentheri (Klunzinger 1871). Habitat: marine.

sharm, Parapriacanthus Randall [J. E.] & Bogorodsky [S. V.] 2016:18, Figs. 18-19 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 20; ref. 34332] Gulf of Aqaba, southern end of Sinai Peninsula, Sharm el Sheikh, boat pier, Red Sea. Holotype: BPBM 21526. Paratypes: BPBM, USNM. •Valid as Parapriacanthus sharm Randall & Bogorodsky 2016 -- (Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[5] 243 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:105 [ref. 36273], Randall & Victor 2022:97 [ref. 39910]). Current status: Valid as Parapriacanthus sharm Randall & Bogorodsky 2016. Pempheridae. Distribution: Red Sea: Gulf of Aqaba endemic. Habitat: marine.

unwini, Pempheris Ogilby [J. D.] 1889:60, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney No. 2 (art. no. 3); ref. 18489] Lord Howe Island. Holotype (unique): AMS I.1478. •Synonym of Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner 1870 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:92 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:213 [ref. 15987], Randall 1995:244 [ref. 22896]). Current status: Synonym of Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner 1870. Pempheridae. Habitat: marine.