Sacura
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Sacura is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.[2]
| Sacura | |
|---|---|
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| Sacura margaritacea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Sacura D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1910 |
| Type species | |
| Anthias margaritaceus Hilgendorf, 1879[1] | |
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:
- Sacura boulengeri (Heemstra, 1973) (Boulenger's sacura)
- Sacura margaritacea (Hilgendorf, 1879) (Cherry anthias)
- Sacura parva Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1979 (Little fairy basslet)
- Sacura sanguinea Motomura, Yoshida & Vilasri, 2017 [3] (Andaman deep-water anthias)
- Sacura speciosa Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1979 (Purple-head sacura)
