| Japanese snapper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Lutjanidae |
| Genus: | Paracaesio |
| Species: | P. caerulea
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracaesio caerulea (Katayama, 1934)
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The Japanese snapper (Paracaesio caerulea) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Western Pacific Ocean.
- ^ Acero, A. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Paracaesio caerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154612A115212819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154612A4588226.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracaesio caerulea". FishBase. February 2021 version.