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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
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderLabroidei  – parrotfishes, rainbowfishes, wrasses, labres, poissons-perroquets  
                                  FamilyScaridae Rafinesque, 1810 – parrotfishes, loros, poissons-perroquets  
                                     SubfamilyScarinae   
                                        GenusScarus 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
       
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  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   
       

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

 

    

 
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