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Scarus cyanescens Valenciennes, 1840

219106  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219106)

 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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 Found around deeper reef areas. Uncommon. Also caught with nets and other kinds of artisanal gear. Sold mostly fresh in...  
Description Found around deeper reef areas. Uncommon. Also caught with nets and other kinds of artisanal gear. Sold mostly fresh in markets. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scarus cyanescens Valenciennes, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219106 on 2025-05-27
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2008-02-28 13:41:07Z
changed

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Nomenclature

original description 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] 

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 around deeper reef areas. Uncommon. Also caught with nets and other kinds of artisanal gear. Sold mostly fresh in markets. [details]
LanguageName 
English blue humphead parrotfish  [details]