Traits taxon details
Scarus Forsskål, 1775
- Species Scarus altipinnis (Steindachner, 1879)
- Species Scarus arabicus (Steindachner, 1902)
- Species Scarus caudofasciatus (Günther, 1862)
- Species Scarus chameleon Choat & Randall, 1986
- Species Scarus chinensis (Steindachner, 1867)
- Species Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Scarus coeruleus (Edwards, 1771)
- Species Scarus collana Rüppell, 1835
- Species Scarus compressus (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)
- Species Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859
- Species Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828
- Species Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)
- Species Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775
- Species Scarus festivus Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958
- Species Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)
- Species Scarus frenatus Lacepède, 1802
- Species Scarus fuscocaudalis Randall & Myers, 2000
- Species Scarus fuscopurpureus (Klunzinger, 1871)
- Species Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
- Species Scarus globiceps Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Scarus gracilis (Steindachner, 1869)
- Species Scarus guacamaia Cuvier, 1829
- Species Scarus hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881)
- Species Scarus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1853
- Species Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
- Species Scarus koputea Randall & Choat, 1980
- Species Scarus longipinnis Randall & Choat, 1980
- Species Scarus maculipinna Westneat, Satapoomin & Randall, 2007
- Species Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775
- Species Scarus obishime Randall & Earle, 1993
- Species Scarus oviceps Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Scarus ovifrons Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
- Species Scarus perrico Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Species Scarus persicus Randall & Bruce, 1983
- Species Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
- Species Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847
- Species Scarus russelii Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Scarus schlegeli (Bleeker, 1861)
- Species Scarus spinus (Kner, 1868)
- Species Scarus taeniopterus Lesson, 1829
- Species Scarus tricolor Bleeker, 1847
- Species Scarus trispinosus Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Scarus vetula Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Scarus viridifucatus (Smith, 1956)
- Species Scarus xanthopleura Bleeker, 1853
- Species Scarus zelindae Moura, Figueiredo & Sazima, 2001
- Species Scarus zufar Randall & Hoover, 1995
- Species Scarus coeruleus (Bloch, 1786) accepted as Scarus coeruleus (Edwards, 1771)
- Species Scarus iserti (Bloch, 1789) accepted as Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
- Species Scarus pyrrostethus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
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]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Scarus Forsskål, 1775. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159299 on 2024-09-20
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Scarus Forsskål, 1775. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159299 on 2024-09-20
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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]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., 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). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., 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]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., 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). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., 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]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus USNM 399609 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus USNM 413428 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 359489)
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus USNM 399609 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus USNM 413428 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Paleobiology Collection (USNM PAL 359489)