Family Parazenidae - Parazen
Order : Zeiformes Parazenidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 3 | Species : 4 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Japan and Cuba. Compressed and elongate body. Premaxillaries highly protrusible. Lateral lines 2; fused behind soft dorsal fin. Spinous dorsal fin with 8 rays. Second dorsal fin with 26-30 soft rays. A single spine in anal fin; soft rays 31. Pectoral fin rays 15 or 16. Pelvic fin insertion thoracic. A single unbranched pelvic fin ray 1; 6 branched rays. Caudal fin with 11 principal rays. Slightly ctenoid scales. Gills 3.5. Vertebrae 34.
Etymology : Name probably from a variant name of the god Zeus and para meaning beside or at
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1984
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Paracanthopterygii | | Zeiogadaria | Zeiariae | | Zeiformes | Zeiodei | | Parazenidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Parazenidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Parazeninae
Parazen pacificus Kamohara, 1935
acceptedseniororiginal
Cyttopsinae
Cyttopsis rosea (Lowe, 1843)
acceptedseniornew
Zeus roseus Lowe, 1843
synonymseniororiginal
Cyttus roseus (Lowe, 1843)
synonymseniornew
! Cyttopsis roseus (Lowe, 1843)
synonymseniornew
Cyttopsis itea Jordan & Fowler, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Zen itea (Jordan & Fowler, 1902)
synonymjuniornew
Paracyttopsis scutatus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
synonymjuniororiginal
Zen scutatus (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
synonymjuniornew
! Cyttopsis scuutatus (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
synonymjuniornew
Cyttopsis cypho (Fowler, 1934)
acceptedseniornew
Zen cypho Fowler, 1934
synonymseniororiginal
Stethopristes eos Gilbert, 1905
acceptedseniororiginal
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