WoRMS taxon details
Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)
276046 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276046)
accepted
Species
Callyodon forsteni (Bleeker, 1861) · unaccepted
Callyodon laxtoni Whitley, 1948 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861 · unaccepted
Scarus forstenii (Bleeker, 1861) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Scarus forsteri (Bleeker, 1861) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861) Bleeker, P. (1861). Iets over de geslachten der Scaroïden en hunne Indisch-archipelagische soorten. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde.</em> v. 12: 228-244. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276046 on 2026-10-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861) Bleeker, P. (1861). Iets over de geslachten der Scaroïden en hunne Indisch-archipelagische soorten. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde.</em> v. 12: 228-244. [details]
original description (of Callyodon laxtoni Whitley, 1948) Whitley, G. P. (1948). Studies in ichthyology. No. 13. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 22 (no. 1): 70-94. [details]
original description (of Callyodon laxtoni Whitley, 1948) Whitley, G. P. (1948). Studies in ichthyology. No. 13. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 22 (no. 1): 70-94. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Situ Y.Y. and Sadovy Y.J. (2004) A preliminary study on local species diversity and seasonal composition in a Hong Kong wet market. Asian Fisheries Science 17: 235-248, available online at https://doi.org/10.33997/j.afs.2004.17.3.006 [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | イチモンジブダイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (306 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Callyodon forsteni (Bleeker, 1861))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Callyodon laxtoni Whitley, 1948)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scarus forsteri (Bleeker, 1861))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Callyodon forsteni (Bleeker, 1861))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus forsteni)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon laxtoni Whitley, 1948)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon forsteni (Bleeker, 1861))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus forsteri (Bleeker, 1861))
To GenBank (867 nucleotides; 336 proteins) (from synonym Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861)
To GenBank (867 nucleotides; 336 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus forsteni FIN033063 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus forsteni FIN033064 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Callyodon forsteni (Bleeker, 1861))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Callyodon laxtoni Whitley, 1948)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scarus forsteri (Bleeker, 1861))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Callyodon forsteni (Bleeker, 1861))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus forsteni)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon laxtoni Whitley, 1948)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon forsteni (Bleeker, 1861))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus forsteri (Bleeker, 1861))
To GenBank (867 nucleotides; 336 proteins) (from synonym Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861)
To GenBank (867 nucleotides; 336 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus forsteni FIN033063 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus forsteni FIN033064 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS