WoRMS name details
Scarus chaemeleon Choat & Randall, 1986
1578117 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1578117)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scarus chameleon Choat & Randall, 1986) Choat, J. H., Randall, J. E. (1986). A review of the parrotfishes (family Scaridae) of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia with description of a new species. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 38 (4): 175-228, Pls. 1-11. [Date on cover erroneously as 1 Dec. 1985.]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Scarus chaemeleon Choat & Randall, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1578117 on 2026-01-26
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Nomenclature
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(of Scarus chameleon Choat & Randall, 1986) Choat, J. H., Randall, J. E. (1986). A review of the parrotfishes (family Scaridae) of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia with description of a new species. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 38 (4): 175-228, Pls. 1-11. [Date on cover erroneously as 1 Dec. 1985.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
