WoRMS taxon details
Scarus taeniopterus Lesson, 1829
276062 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276062)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.M. & coll. (1822-1831). Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris. Rey & Gravier, libraires-éditeurs; Baudouin Frères, libraires-éditeurs., vol. 1 to 17 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Scarus taeniopterus Lesson, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276062 on 2026-03-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.M. & coll. (1822-1831). Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris. Rey & Gravier, libraires-éditeurs; Baudouin Frères, libraires-éditeurs., vol. 1 to 17 [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 (Bermuda)
Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys
(American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4)
. ASIH, 424 pp. [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 McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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 McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | princess parrotfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Princess Parrotfish (juvenile))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Princess Parrotfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus taeniopterus)
To FishBase
To FishSounds
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anarchias seychellensis USNM 338026 nontype radiograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Princess Parrotfish (juvenile))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Princess Parrotfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus taeniopterus)
To FishBase
To FishSounds
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anarchias seychellensis USNM 338026 nontype radiograph lateral view)
To ITIS
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