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Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758) 
AphiaID: 231441

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Sparisomatinae (Subfamily) > Sparisoma (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Sparisoma Swainson, 1839
Synonymised
taxa
  Calliodon rubiginosus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Euscarus cretensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Labrus cretensis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarus canariensis Valenciennes, 1838
Scarus cretensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scarus mutabilis Lowe, 1838
Scarus rubiginoides Guichenot, 1865
Scarus rubiginosus Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus siculus Cocco, 1846
Sparidosoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sparisoma (Euscarus) cretense (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sparisoma cretensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sources  basis of record: Gallagher, L.; Porteiro, F.; Dâmaso, C. (2006). Guia do consumidor dos peixes Açoreanos [Consumer's guide to Azorean fish]. Universidade dos Açores: Açores. ISBN 972-8612-27-3. 51, pictures pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

additional source: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

from synonym: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch papegaaivis  [details]
English parrotfish  [details]
French perroquet  [details]
Hebrew תוכידג כרתי  [details]
Italian pesce pappagallo  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Σκάρος (from synonym)  [details]
Portuguese veja  [details]
Spanish viela colorada  [details]
Swedish kretensisk papegojfisk  [details]
Turkish iskaroz  [details]
Turkish papagan baligi  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Azores [details]
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details]
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To FishBase
To GenBank (98 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To IUCN Red List
To PESI
To ITIS
Images 
Scarus cretensis
[image from synonym]
Scarus cretensis
added on 2008-12-15 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
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Sparisoma cretense (male)
[image from synonym]
Sparisoma cretense (male)
added on 2012-10-29 - author: Pillon, Roberto ()
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Sparisoma cretense (female)
[image from synonym]
Sparisoma cretense (female)
added on 2012-10-29 - author: Pillon, Roberto ()
qualitystatus: not checked

Sparisoma cretense (juvenile male)
[image from synonym]
Sparisoma cretense (juvenile male)
added on 2012-10-29 - author: Pillon, Roberto ()
qualitystatus: not checked

Sparisoma cretense (juvenile female)
[image from synonym]
Sparisoma cretense (juvenile female)
added on 2012-10-29 - author: Pillon, Roberto ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231441
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2006-05-24 14:10:59Z  created  Vandepitte, Leen
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
2013-01-08 11:20:45Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231441 on 2013-05-21
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