WoRMS name details
Xanothon Smith, 1956
205343 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205343)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
- Species Xanothon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857) accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
- Species Xanothon bipallidus (Smith, 1956) accepted as Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Xanothon capistratoides (Bleeker, 1847) accepted as Chlorurus capistratoides (Bleeker, 1847)
- Species Xanothon capitaneus (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Chlorurus enneacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
- Species Xanothon carifanus Smith, 1956 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
- Species Xanothon chloromelas (Günther, 1867) accepted as Chlorurus cyanescens (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Species Xanothon erythrodon (Valenciennes, 1840) accepted as Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Xanothon fowleri Smith, 1956 accepted as Scarus russelii Valenciennes, 1840
- Species Xanothon margaritus (Cartier, 1874) accepted as Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Xanothon oktodon (Bleeker, 1861) accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
- Species Xanothon parvidens Smith, 1956 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
- Species Xanothon rhoduropterus (Bleeker, 1861) accepted as Chlorurus troschelii (Bleeker, 1853)
- Species Xanothon venosus (Valenciennes, 1840) accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Xanothon Smith, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205343 on 2026-10-14
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Nomenclature
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]
Other
additional source
Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Unreviewed
Classification Placed in family Callyodontidae by <130>. Genus probably no longer valid. [details]
