''Sacura'' is a

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in the

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Serranidae The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, in some case ...

found in the

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and

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Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Sacura boulengeri ''Sacura'' is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: * '' Sacura boulengeri'' ( Heemstra, 1973) (Boulenger's sacura) * ''Sacura margaritacea ...

'' ( Heemstra, 1973) (Boulenger's sacura) * ''

Sacura margaritacea ''Sacura'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Serranidae found in the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: * ''Sacura boulengeri'' (Phillip Clarence Heemstra, Hee ...

'' ( Hilgendorf, 1879) (Cherry anthias) * ''

Sacura parva ''Sacura'' is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: * '' Sacura boulengeri'' ( Heemstra, 1973) (Boulenger's sacura) * ''Sacura margaritacea ...

'' Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1979 (Little fairy basslet) * ''

Sacura sanguinea ''Sacura'' is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: * ''Sacura boulengeri'' ( Heemstra, 1973) (Boulenger's sacura) * ''Sacura margaritacea' ...

'' Motomura,

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& Vilasri, 2017 Motomura, H., Yoshida, T. & Vilasri, V. (2017)
New species of the anthiadin genus ''Sacura'' (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Andaman Sea.
''Zootaxa, 4306 (2): 291–295.'' (Andaman deep-water anthias) * ''

Sacura speciosa ''Sacura'' is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: * '' Sacura boulengeri'' ( Heemstra, 1973) (Boulenger's sacura) * ''Sacura margaritacea ...

'' Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1979 (Purple-head sacura)

References

Anthiinae Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Robert Earl Richardson {{Serranidae-stub