Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Golden Sweeper
Parapriacanthus ransonneti
Golden Sweeper
Also known as: Pigmy Sweeper
Category: Sweepers
Scientific Name: Parapriacanthus ransonneti
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific, Australia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acropomatiformes (Order)
     └Pempheridae (Family) Sweepers
      └Parapriacanthus (Genus)
       └P. ransonneti (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218698🔗
iNaturalist ID: 153277🔗

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