WoRMS name details
Scarus japanensis Bloch, 1789
219108 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219108)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bloch, M. E. (1789). Charactere und Beschreibung des Geschlechts der Papageyfische, Callyodon. <em>Abhandlungen der Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften.</em> v. 4 (for 1788): 242-248, Pls. 1-3.
page(s): 244, Pl. 1 [details]
page(s): 244, Pl. 1 [details]
Description Inhabits shallow water and feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 3488). Caught mainly with traps, nets and other types of artisanal...
Description Inhabits shallow water and feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 3488). Caught mainly with traps, nets and other types of artisanal gear. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scarus japanensis Bloch, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219108 on 2025-04-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Bloch, M. E. (1789). Charactere und Beschreibung des Geschlechts der Papageyfische, Callyodon. <em>Abhandlungen der Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften.</em> v. 4 (for 1788): 242-248, Pls. 1-3.
page(s): 244, Pl. 1 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 244, Pl. 1 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits shallow water and feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 3488). Caught mainly with traps, nets and other types of artisanal gear. [details]
