WoRMS name details
Scarus gibbus Rüppell, 1829
219100 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219100)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
Description Found over corals, rarely in groups (Ref. 5213). Feeds on algae, and inhabits on reef edge (Ref. 6113). Reference for the...
Description Found over corals, rarely in groups (Ref. 5213). Feeds on algae, and inhabits on reef edge (Ref. 6113). Reference for the largest size for female is Ref. 2689. Also caught with nets, and other types of artisanal gears. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scarus gibbus Rüppell, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219100 on 2025-08-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [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]
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 Found over corals, rarely in groups (Ref. 5213). Feeds on algae, and inhabits on reef edge (Ref. 6113). Reference for the largest size for female is Ref. 2689. Also caught with nets, and other types of artisanal gears. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | steepheaded parrotfishheavybeak parrotfish | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To FishBase
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus gibbus RAD114523-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus gibbus RAD114523-001)
To ITIS
To FishBase
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus gibbus RAD114523-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus gibbus RAD114523-001)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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