WoRMS taxon details
Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775
219129 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219129)
accepted
Species
Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928 · unaccepted
Callyodon madagascariensis (Steindachner, 1887) · unaccepted
Callyodon maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Callyodon niger (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Callyodon nuchipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus Kner, 1865 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus godeffroyi Günther, 1909 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus niger viridis Klunzinger, 1871 · unaccepted
Scarus chadri Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Scarus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Scarus lineolabiatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928) · unaccepted
Scarus makaravar Montrouzier, 1857 · unaccepted
Scarus nigar Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scarus nuchipunctatus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
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] 
Description Usually inhabits in reef flat and edge (Ref. 6113). Found over corals (Ref. 5213). Generally solitary (Ref. 1602). Feeds on...
Description Usually inhabits in reef flat and edge (Ref. 6113). Found over corals (Ref. 5213). Generally solitary (Ref. 1602). Feeds on algae (Ref. 6113). Males mantain small harems and pair spawn (Ref. 1602). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219129 on 2025-06-26
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Nomenclature
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]
original description (of Scarus chadri Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 2, 12 [details]
original description (of Scarus limbatus 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 Scarus makaravar Montrouzier, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Scarus nuchipunctatus 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 maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906) Jordan, D. S.; Seale, A. (1906). The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania. <em>Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries.</em> . 25 (for 1905): 173-455 + index 457-488, Pls. 33-53. [details]
original description (of Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928) Fowler, H. W.; Bean, B. A. (1928). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the families Pomacentridae, Labridae, and Callyodontidae, collected by the ... steamer "Albatross," chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 100, v. 7: i-viii + 1-525, Pls. 1-49. [details]
original description (of Pseudoscarus madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887) Steindachner, F. (1887). Ichthyologische Beiträge (XIV). <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 24 (no. 19) (for 21 July 1887): 230-231. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
original description (of Scarus chadri Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 2, 12 [details]
original description (of Scarus limbatus 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 Scarus makaravar Montrouzier, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Scarus nuchipunctatus 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 maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906) Jordan, D. S.; Seale, A. (1906). The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania. <em>Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries.</em> . 25 (for 1905): 173-455 + index 457-488, Pls. 33-53. [details]
original description (of Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928) Fowler, H. W.; Bean, B. A. (1928). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the families Pomacentridae, Labridae, and Callyodontidae, collected by the ... steamer "Albatross," chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 100, v. 7: i-viii + 1-525, Pls. 1-49. [details]
original description (of Pseudoscarus madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887) Steindachner, F. (1887). Ichthyologische Beiträge (XIV). <em>Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 24 (no. 19) (for 21 July 1887): 230-231. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [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)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Usually inhabits in reef flat and edge (Ref. 6113). Found over corals (Ref. 5213). Generally solitary (Ref. 1602). Feeds on algae (Ref. 6113). Males mantain small harems and pair spawn (Ref. 1602). [details]
To Barcode of Life (111 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Scarus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Scarus nuchipunctatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Callyodon nuchipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus godeffroyi Günther, 1909)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus Kner, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Callyodon niger (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Callyodon maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Scarus chadri Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus niger)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon niger (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus chadri Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon madagascariensis (Steindachner, 1887))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus godeffroyi Günther, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus Kner, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus lineolabiatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus makaravar Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus nuchipunctatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus niger viridis Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus nigar Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon nuchipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase images (Scarus niger, Australia, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (165 nucleotides; 141 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon maoricus P05960 illustration) (from synonym Callyodon maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus niger RAD112647-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus niger RAD112648-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus nuchipunctatus P05993 illustration) (from synonym Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Scarus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Scarus nuchipunctatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Callyodon nuchipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus godeffroyi Günther, 1909)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus Kner, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Callyodon niger (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Callyodon maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Scarus chadri Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus niger)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon niger (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus chadri Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon madagascariensis (Steindachner, 1887))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus godeffroyi Günther, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus Kner, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus lineolabiatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus makaravar Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus nuchipunctatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus niger viridis Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus nigar Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon nuchipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase images (Scarus niger, Australia, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (165 nucleotides; 141 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon maoricus P05960 illustration) (from synonym Callyodon maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus niger RAD112647-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus niger RAD112648-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus nuchipunctatus P05993 illustration) (from synonym Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To ITIS
