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Scarus Forsskål, 1775

To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 359489)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 359489)

159299  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159299)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order)
  11. Labridae (Family)
  12. Scarinae (Subfamily)
  13. Scarini (Tribe)
  14. Scarus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Callyodon Scopoli (ex Gronow), 1777 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Scarus arabicus (Steindachner, 1902)
  2. Species Scarus caudofasciatus (Günther, 1862)
  3. Species Scarus collana Rüppell, 1835
  4. Species Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828
  5. Species Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)
  6. Species Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775
  7. Species Scarus festivus Valenciennes, 1840
  8. Species Scarus frenatus Lacepède, 1802
  9. Species Scarus fuscopurpureus (Klunzinger, 1871)
  10. Species Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  11. Species Scarus globiceps Valenciennes, 1840
  12. Species Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775
  13. Species Scarus oviceps Valenciennes, 1840
  14. Species Scarus persicus Randall & Bruce, 1983
  15. Species Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840
  16. Species Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  17. Species Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840
  18. Species Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840
  19. Species Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847
  20. Species Scarus russelii Valenciennes, 1840
  21. Species Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840
  22. Species Scarus tricolor Bleeker, 1847
  23. Species Scarus viridifucatus (Smith, 1956)
  24. Species Scarus aeruginosus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775
  25. Species Scarus apridentatus Smith accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  26. Species Scarus atrilunula Randall & Bruce, 1983 accepted as Chlorurus atrilunula (Randall & Bruce, 1983)
  27. Species Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  28. Species Scarus capitaneus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Chlorurus enneacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
  29. Species Scarus cyanescens Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Chlorurus cyanescens (Valenciennes, 1840)
  30. Species Scarus enneacanthus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Chlorurus enneacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
  31. Species Scarus fehlmanni Schultz, 1969 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  32. Species Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  33. Species Scarus genazonatus Randall & Bruce, 1983 accepted as Chlorurus genazonatus (Randall & Bruce, 1983)
  34. Species Scarus ghardaqensis Bebars, 1978 accepted as Scarus collana Rüppell, 1835
  35. Species Scarus gibbus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Chlorurus gibbus (Rüppell, 1829)
  36. Species Scarus harid Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Hipposcarus harid (Forsskål, 1775)
  37. Species Scarus japanensis Bloch, 1789 accepted as Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)
  38. Species Scarus marshalli Schultz, 1958 accepted as Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775
  39. Species Scarus oktodon (Bleeker, 1861) accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  40. Species Scarus pulchellus Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829)
  41. Species Scarus randalli Schultz, 1958 accepted as Scarus frenatus Lacepède, 1802
  42. Species Scarus russelli Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus russelii Valenciennes, 1840 (misspelling)
  43. Species Scarus sexvittatus Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Scarus frenatus Lacepède, 1802
  44. Species Scarus sordidus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
  45. Species Scarus strigatus Günther, 1862 accepted as Sparisoma strigatum (Günther, 1862)
  46. Species Scarus strongylocephalus Bleeker, 1855 accepted as Chlorurus strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
  47. Species Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  48. Species Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  49. Species Scarus viridifurcatus (Smith, 1956) accepted as Scarus viridifucatus (Smith, 1956) (misspelling)
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] OpenAccess publication
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scarus Forsskål, 1775. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159299 on 2026-04-10
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Scarus Forsskål, 1775. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159299 on 2026-04-10
Date
action
by
2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
created
Appeltans, Ward
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2025-11-07 13:16:48Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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] OpenAccess publication

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details] 
 
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