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Parazen

Parazen pacificus Kamohara, 1935

Status not recordedbony fish

The parazen (Parazen pacificus) is a species in the family Parazenidae, order Zeiformes.

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Quick facts about the parazen

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the parazen live?

Not recorded

Is the parazen endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the parazen classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderZeiformes
  5. familyParazenidae
  6. genusParazen
  7. SpeciesParazen pacificus Kamohara, 1935
Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Peix gall nan de nas afilatCatalan
  • parazen nízkotělýCzech
  • San Pedro pequeño de nariz afiladaSpanish
  • ベニマトウダイJapanese
  • ПаразенRussian
  • 准海魴Chinese
  • Beni-matôdaiJapanese
  • 太平洋准的鯛Chinese
  • 太平洋副海魴Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the parazen

Other species in the same family Parazenidae.

Red dory

Cyttopsis rosea

ParazenidaeNo free photo yet

Bigfin dory

Stethopristes eos

ParazenidaeNo free photo yet

Little dory

Cyttopsis cypho

ParazenidaeNo free photo yet

Indian dory

Cyttopsis indica

ParazenidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the parazen?

The parazen (Parazen pacificus) belongs to the family Parazenidae in the order Zeiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Parazen (Parazen pacificus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/parazen

MLA

“Parazen (Parazen pacificus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/parazen.

BibTeX
@misc{parazen_2026,
  title = {Parazen (Parazen pacificus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/parazen},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}