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Scarus Forsskål, 1775
Taxonomic Serial No.: 170810

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Scarops Schultz, 1958
		Margaritodon Smith, 1956
		Callyodon Scopoli, 1777
		Petronason Swainson, 1839
		Erychthys Swainson, 1839
		Hemistoma Swainson, 1839
		Loro Jordan and Evermann, 1896
		Xenoscarops Schultz, 1958
		Calliodon Bloch and Schneider, 1801
	Common Name(s):	parrotfishes [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2004

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Acanthopterygii
	Order	Perciformes – perch-like fishes
	Suborder	Labroidei – parrotfishes, rainbowfishes, wrasses, labres, poissons-perroquets
	Family	Scaridae Rafinesque, 1810 – parrotfishes, loros, poissons-perroquets
	Subfamily	Scarinae
	Genus	Scarus Forsskål, 1775 – parrotfishes
		Direct Children:
	Species	Scarus altipinnis (Steindachner, 1879)
	Species	Scarus arabicus (Steindachner, 1902)
	Species	Scarus barffi Curtiss, 1938
	Species	Scarus caudofasciatus (Günther, 1862)
	Species	Scarus chameleon Choat and Randall, 1986
	Species	Scarus chinensis (Steindachner, 1867)
	Species	Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840 – midnight parrotfish, loro de medianoche
	Species	Scarus coeruleus (Bloch, 1786) – blue parrotfish, loro azul
	Species	Scarus collana Rüppell, 1835
	Species	Scarus compressus (Osburn and Nichols, 1916) – azure parrotfish, loro chato
	Species	Scarus cruciensis Forster, 1795
	Species	Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859
	Species	Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828 – whitelined parrotfish
	Species	Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)
	Species	Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775
	Species	Scarus festivus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840
	Species	Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958
	Species	Scarus forresti Curtiss, 1938
	Species	Scarus forskael Lacépède, 1802
	Species	Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)
	Species	Scarus francisci Curtiss, 1938
	Species	Scarus frenatus Lacépède, 1802
	Species	Scarus fuscocaudalis Randall and Myers, 2000
	Species	Scarus fuscopurpureus (Klunzinger, 1871)
	Species	Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775 – flame parrotfish, bluechin parrotfish, loro barbazul
	Species	Scarus globiceps Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840 – violetlined parrotfish
	Species	Scarus gracilis (Steindachner, 1869)
	Species	Scarus guacamaia Cuvier, 1829 – rainbow parrotfish, loro guacamayo
	Species	Scarus hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881)
	Species	Scarus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1853
	Species	Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789) – loro listado, striped parrotfish
	Species	Scarus koputea Randall and Choat, 1980
	Species	Scarus longipinnis Randall and Choat, 1980
	Species	Scarus lydiae Curtiss, 1938
	Species	Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775 – dusky parrotfish
	Species	Scarus obishime Randall and Earle, 1993
	Species	Scarus oviceps Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840
	Species	Scarus ovifrons Temminck and Schlegel, 1846
	Species	Scarus pahoro Curtiss, 1938
	Species	Scarus perrico Jordan and Gilbert, 1882 – bumphead parrotfish, loro jorobado, perrico
	Species	Scarus persicus Randall and Bruce, 1983
	Species	Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840
	Species	Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 – Palenose parrotfish
	Species	Scarus psittacuscaroli Curtiss, 1938
	Species	Scarus quoyi Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840
	Species	Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840
	Species	Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847 – bicolor parrotfish, loro bicolor
	Species	Scarus rufescens Walbaum, 1792
	Species	Scarus russelii Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840
	Species	Scarus scaber Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840 – fivesaddle parrotfish
	Species	Scarus scarpellonis Curtiss, 1938
	Species	Scarus schlegeli (Bleeker, 1861)
	Species	Scarus sophiae Curtiss, 1938
	Species	Scarus spinus (Kner, 1868)
	Species	Scarus taeniopterus Desmarest in Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1831 – princess parrotfish, loro princesa
	Species	Scarus teatae Curtiss, 1938
	Species	Scarus teresae Curtiss, 1938
	Species	Scarus tricolor Bleeker, 1847
	Species	Scarus trispinosus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840
	Species	Scarus vetula Bloch and Schneider, 1801 – queen parrotfish, loro reina
	Species	Scarus viridifucatus (Smith, 1956)
	Species	Scarus xanthopleura Bleeker, 1853
	Species	Scarus zelindae Moura, Figueiredo and Sazima, 2001
	Species	Scarus zufar Randall and Hoover, 1995

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:
	Notes:
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)
	Acquired:	2004
	Notes:	http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
	Reference for:	Scarus

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Scarus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N.
	Publication Date:	1990
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Genera of Recent Fishes
	Page(s):	iii + 697
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, CA, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-23-8
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Scarus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Parenti, Paola, and John E. Randall
	Publication Date:	2000
	Article/Chapter Title:	An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, no. 68
	Page(s):	97
	Publisher:	J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
	Publication Place:	Rhodes Univ., Grahamstown, South Africa
	ISBN/ISSN:	0073-4381
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Scarus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Shiino, Sueo M.
	Publication Date:	1976
	Article/Chapter Title:	List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
	Page(s):	262
	Publisher:	Shima Marineland
	Publication Place:	Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
	ISBN/ISSN:	0385-1109
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Scarus

Geographic Information


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Comments


	Comment:	Scarus Forsskål, 1775 is a senior homonym of Scarus Bleeker, 1849

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