WoRMS taxon details
Calotomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840)
219076 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219076)
accepted
Species
Calatomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Callyodon brachysoma Bleeker, 1861 · unaccepted
Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Callyodon genistriatus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Callyodon sandwicensis Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Calotomus irradians Jenkins, 1901 · unaccepted
Calotomus sandvicensis (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Calotomus sandwicensis (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted
Calotomus snyderi Jenkins, 1903 · unaccepted
Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890 · unaccepted
Cryptotomus albimarginatus Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1961 · unaccepted
Leptoscarus brachysoma (Bleeker, 1861) · unaccepted
Scarichthys rarotongae Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
Description Inhabits subtidal reef flats, and lagoon and seaward reefs to a depths of at least 27 m (Ref. 1602). Feeds on a variety of...
Description Inhabits subtidal reef flats, and lagoon and seaward reefs to a depths of at least 27 m (Ref. 1602). Feeds on a variety of benthic encrusting algae and seagrasses. A protogynous hermaphrodite which may only have secondary males. Caught mainly with traps, nets amd other types of artisanal gear. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Calotomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219076 on 2025-06-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Calotomus irradians Jenkins, 1901) Jenkins, O. P. (1901). Descriptions of new species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands belonging to the families of Labridae and Scaridae. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 19 [1899]: 45-65. [details]
original description (of Calotomus snyderi Jenkins, 1903) Jenkins, O. P. (1903). Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 22 (1902): 417-511, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890) Gilbert, C. H. (1890). A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126. [details]
original description (of Cryptotomus albimarginatus Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1961) Fourmanoir, P.; Guézé, P. (1961). Poissons de la Réunion. II. Families des Labridés, Callodontides, Malacanthidae. <em>Publications de l'Institut de Recherche Scientifique de Madagascar.</em> 1-21. [details]
original description (of Callyodon brachysoma Bleeker, 1861) Bleeker, P. (1861). Iets over de geslachten der Scaroïden en hunne Indisch-archipelagische soorten. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde.</em> v. 12: 228-244. [details]
original description (of Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Callyodon genistriatus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Callyodon sandwicensis Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarichthys rarotongae Seale, 1906) Seale, A. (1906). Fishes of the South Pacific. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 4(1): 1-89, pl. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122973 [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]
original description (of Calotomus snyderi Jenkins, 1903) Jenkins, O. P. (1903). Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 22 (1902): 417-511, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890) Gilbert, C. H. (1890). A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 13 (no. 797): 49-126. [details]
original description (of Cryptotomus albimarginatus Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1961) Fourmanoir, P.; Guézé, P. (1961). Poissons de la Réunion. II. Families des Labridés, Callodontides, Malacanthidae. <em>Publications de l'Institut de Recherche Scientifique de Madagascar.</em> 1-21. [details]
original description (of Callyodon brachysoma Bleeker, 1861) Bleeker, P. (1861). Iets over de geslachten der Scaroïden en hunne Indisch-archipelagische soorten. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde.</em> v. 12: 228-244. [details]
original description (of Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Callyodon genistriatus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Callyodon sandwicensis Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarichthys rarotongae Seale, 1906) Seale, A. (1906). Fishes of the South Pacific. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 4(1): 1-89, pl. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122973 [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]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Situ Y.Y. and Sadovy Y.J. (2004) A preliminary study on local species diversity and seasonal composition in a Hong Kong wet market. Asian Fisheries Science 17: 235-248 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits subtidal reef flats, and lagoon and seaward reefs to a depths of at least 27 m (Ref. 1602). Feeds on a variety of benthic encrusting algae and seagrasses. A protogynous hermaphrodite which may only have secondary males. Caught mainly with traps, nets amd other types of artisanal gear. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | stareye parrotfishCarolines parrotfish | [details] |
| Japanese | タイワンブダイ | [details] |
| Spanish | pococho perico | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (120 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Callyodon genistriatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Callyodon sandwicensis Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Calotomus sandwicensis (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Calotomus snyderi Jenkins, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scarichthys rarotongae Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Calotomus sandvicensis (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Callyodon brachysoma Bleeker, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Calotomus irradians Jenkins, 1901)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calotomus carolinus)
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus sandwicensis (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus irradians Jenkins, 1901)
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus snyderi Jenkins, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon genistriatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptoscarus brachysoma (Bleeker, 1861))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarichthys rarotongae Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon sandwicensis Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Cryptotomus albimarginatus Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon brachysoma Bleeker, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890)
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus sandvicensis (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase images (Calotomus carolinus, Hawaii, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 134 proteins)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 134 proteins) (from synonym Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Calatomus snyderi P02405 illustration) (from synonym Calotomus snyderi Jenkins, 1903)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Calotomus carolinus RAD112442-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Calotomus carolinus RAD112442-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Calotomus xenodon P02407 illustration) (from synonym Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Callyodon genistriatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Callyodon sandwicensis Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Calotomus sandwicensis (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Calotomus snyderi Jenkins, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scarichthys rarotongae Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Calotomus sandvicensis (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Callyodon brachysoma Bleeker, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Calotomus irradians Jenkins, 1901)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calotomus carolinus)
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus sandwicensis (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus irradians Jenkins, 1901)
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus snyderi Jenkins, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon genistriatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptoscarus brachysoma (Bleeker, 1861))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarichthys rarotongae Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon sandwicensis Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Cryptotomus albimarginatus Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon brachysoma Bleeker, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890)
To FishBase (from synonym Calotomus sandvicensis (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase images (Calotomus carolinus, Hawaii, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 134 proteins)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 134 proteins) (from synonym Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Calatomus snyderi P02405 illustration) (from synonym Calotomus snyderi Jenkins, 1903)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Calotomus carolinus RAD112442-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Calotomus carolinus RAD112442-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Calotomus xenodon P02407 illustration) (from synonym Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890)
To ITIS
