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Scarus Forsskål, 1775

To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 359489)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 359489)

159299  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159299)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order)
  11. Scaridae (Family)
  12. Scarinae (Subfamily)
  13. Scarus (Genus)
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  1. Species Scarus altipinnis (Steindachner, 1879)
  2. Species Scarus arabicus (Steindachner, 1902)
  3. Species Scarus caudofasciatus (Günther, 1862)
  4. Species Scarus chameleon Choat & Randall, 1986
  5. Species Scarus chinensis (Steindachner, 1867)
  6. Species Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes, 1840
  7. Species Scarus coeruleus (Edwards, 1771)
  8. Species Scarus collana Rüppell, 1835
  9. Species Scarus compressus (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)
  10. Species Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859
  11. Species Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828
  12. Species Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)
  13. Species Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775
  14. Species Scarus festivus Valenciennes, 1840
  15. Species Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958
  16. Species Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)
  17. Species Scarus frenatus Lacepède, 1802
  18. Species Scarus fuscocaudalis Randall & Myers, 2000
  19. Species Scarus fuscopurpureus (Klunzinger, 1871)
  20. Species Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  21. Species Scarus globiceps Valenciennes, 1840
  22. Species Scarus gracilis (Steindachner, 1869)
  23. Species Scarus guacamaia Cuvier, 1829
  24. Species Scarus hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881)
  25. Species Scarus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1853
  26. Species Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
  27. Species Scarus koputea Randall & Choat, 1980
  28. Species Scarus longipinnis Randall & Choat, 1980
  29. Species Scarus maculipinna Westneat, Satapoomin & Randall, 2007
  30. Species Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775
  31. Species Scarus obishime Randall & Earle, 1993
  32. Species Scarus oviceps Valenciennes, 1840
  33. Species Scarus ovifrons Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
  34. Species Scarus perrico Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
  35. Species Scarus persicus Randall & Bruce, 1983
  36. Species Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840
  37. Species Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  38. Species Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840
  39. Species Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840
  40. Species Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847
  41. Species Scarus russelii Valenciennes, 1840
  42. Species Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840
  43. Species Scarus schlegeli (Bleeker, 1861)
  44. Species Scarus spinus (Kner, 1868)
  45. Species Scarus taeniopterus Lesson, 1829
  46. Species Scarus tricolor Bleeker, 1847
  47. Species Scarus trispinosus Valenciennes, 1840
  48. Species Scarus vetula Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  49. Species Scarus viridifucatus (Smith, 1956)
  50. Species Scarus xanthopleura Bleeker, 1853
  51. Species Scarus zelindae Moura, Figueiredo & Sazima, 2001
  52. Species Scarus zufar Randall & Hoover, 1995
  53. Species Scarus coeruleus (Bloch, 1786) accepted as Scarus coeruleus (Edwards, 1771)
  54. Species Scarus iserti (Bloch, 1789) accepted as Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
  55. Species Scarus pyrrostethus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Scarus Forsskål, 1775. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159299 on 2024-09-20
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Scarus Forsskål, 1775. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159299 on 2024-09-20
Date
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2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
created
Appeltans, Ward
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

original description Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]   

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]   
 
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Scarus sp.
Scarus sp.
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus USNM 399609 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus USNM 399609 photograph lateral view)
Hosted externally
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus USNM 413428 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus USNM 413428 photograph lateral view)
Hosted externally
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