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Scarus

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Wikipedia Abstract

Scarus is a genus of parrotfish. With at least 52 currently recognised extant species, it is by far the largest genus in this group. The vast majority are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific, but a small number of species are found in the warmer parts of the eastern Pacific, and the western and eastern Atlantic. Most are very colourful, and have strikingly different initial (males and females) and terminal (males only) phases. Most species have a maximum length between 30 and 50 cm (12 and 20 in), but the rainbow parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) reaches 1.2 m (3.9 ft).
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Species

Scarus altipinnis (Mini-fin parrotfish)
Scarus arabicus (Arabian parrotfish)
Scarus barffi
Scarus brachivarius
Scarus capistratus
Scarus caudofasciatus (Tail-barred parrotfish)
Scarus chameleon (Chameleon parrotfish)
Scarus chinensis
Scarus coelestinus (Midnight Parrotfish)
Scarus coerulescens
Scarus coeruleus (Kwab)
Scarus collana (Greenband parrotfish)
Scarus compressus (Azure parrotfish)
Scarus cruciensis
Scarus cruentatus
Scarus denticulatus
Scarus dimidiatus (Yellowbarred parrotfish)
Scarus dubius (whitelined parrotfish)
Scarus evermanni
Scarus falcipinnis (Sicklefin parrotfish)
Scarus ferrugineus (Rusty parrotfish)
Scarus festivus (Festive parrotfish)
Scarus flavipectoralis (Yellow-finned parrotfish)
Scarus forresti
Scarus forskael
Scarus forsteni (Whitespot parrotfish)
Scarus francisci
Scarus frenatus (Birdled parrotfish) (Attributes)
Scarus fuscocaudalis (Darktail parrotfish)
Scarus fuscopurpureus (Purple-brown parrotfish)
Scarus ghobban (flame parrotfish) (Attributes)
Scarus gibbosus
Scarus globiceps (violetlined parrotfish)
Scarus gracilis
Scarus guacamaia (Blue rainbow)
Scarus harith
Scarus hoefleri (Guinean parrotfish)
Scarus hypselopterus (Yellow-tail parrotfish)
Scarus iseri (Striped parrotfish)
Scarus kakatoe
Scarus koputea (Marquesan parrotfish)
Scarus longipinnis (Highfin parrotfish)
Scarus lunulatus
Scarus lydiae
Scarus maculipinna (Spot fin parrotfish)
Scarus maxillosus
Scarus mertensii
Scarus niger (Black parrotfish)
Scarus nigricans
Scarus obishime (Parrotfish)
Scarus obscurus
Scarus oviceps (Blue parrotfish)
Scarus ovifrons (Knobsnout parrotfish)
Scarus pahoro
Scarus perrico (perrico)
Scarus persicus (Gulf parrotfish)
Scarus prasiognathos (Singapore parrotfish)
Scarus psittacus (Batavian parrotfish) (Attributes)
Scarus psittacuscaroli
Scarus quadrispinosus
Scarus quoyi (Greenblotch parrotfish)
Scarus rivulatus (Tattooed parrotfish) (Attributes)
Scarus ruber
Scarus rubronotatus
Scarus rubroviolaceus (Redlipped parrot) (Attributes)
Scarus rufescens
Scarus rurk
Scarus russelii (Eclipse parrotfish)
Scarus scaber (Dusky-capped parrotfish)
Scarus scarpellonis
Scarus schlegeli (Yellowband parrotfish)
Scarus sidjan
Scarus sophiae
Scarus spinus (Yellow-head parrotfish)
Scarus striatus
Scarus taeniopterus (Blue chub)
Scarus teatae
Scarus teresae
Scarus tricolor (Three-colour parrotfish)
Scarus trispinosus (Greenback parrotfish) (Endangered)
Scarus vetula (Blownose) (Attributes)
Scarus viridifucatus (Roundhead parrotfish)
Scarus viridis
Scarus xanthopleura (Red-latticed parrotfish)
Scarus zelindae (Zelinda's parrotfish)
Scarus zufar (Dhofar parrotfish)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0