WoRMS taxon details
Heteroscarus acroptilus (Richardson, 1846)
713598 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:713598)
accepted
Species
Heteroscarus castelnaui MacLeay, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heteroscarus elegans Steindachner, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heteroscarus filamentosus Castelnau, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heteroscarus macleayi McCoy, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heteroscarus modestus Castelnau, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heteroscarus tenuiceps De Vis, 1885 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846) · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus modestus Castelnau, 1875 · unaccepted
Scarus acroptilus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scarus acroptilus Richardson, 1846) Richardson, J. (1844-1848). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. <em>In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1-16; 1845: 17-52; 1846: 53-74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Heteroscarus acroptilus (Richardson, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=713598 on 2026-01-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scarus acroptilus Richardson, 1846) Richardson, J. (1844-1848). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. <em>In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.): The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [1844: 1-16; 1845: 17-52; 1846: 53-74; 1848: i-viii + 75-139. [details]
original description (of Heteroscarus castelnaui MacLeay, 1878) Macleay, W. (1878). Descriptions of some new fishes from Port Jackson and King George's Sound. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 3 (pt 1): 33-37, Pls. 2-5. [details]
original description (of Heteroscarus filamentosus Castelnau, 1872) Castelnau, F. L. (1872). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1.--The Melbourne fish market (pp. 29-242). No. II.--Note on some South Australian fishes (pp. 243-247). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> v. 1: 29-247 plus 1 p. Errata, 1 pl.
page(s): 246 [details]
original description (of Heteroscarus modestus Castelnau, 1872) Castelnau, F. L. (1872). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1.--The Melbourne fish market (pp. 29-242). No. II.--Note on some South Australian fishes (pp. 243-247). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> v. 1: 29-247 plus 1 p. Errata, 1 pl.
page(s): 246 [details]
original description (of Heteroscarus tenuiceps De Vis, 1885) De Vis, C. W. (1885). New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 4): 869-887. [details]
original description (of Pseudoscarus modestus Castelnau, 1875) Castelnau, F. L. (1875). Researches on the fishes of Australia.Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria. <em>Intercolonial Exhibition Essays.</em> Part VII (II): 1-52.
page(s): 41 [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]
original description (of Heteroscarus castelnaui MacLeay, 1878) Macleay, W. (1878). Descriptions of some new fishes from Port Jackson and King George's Sound. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 3 (pt 1): 33-37, Pls. 2-5. [details]
original description (of Heteroscarus filamentosus Castelnau, 1872) Castelnau, F. L. (1872). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1.--The Melbourne fish market (pp. 29-242). No. II.--Note on some South Australian fishes (pp. 243-247). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> v. 1: 29-247 plus 1 p. Errata, 1 pl.
page(s): 246 [details]
original description (of Heteroscarus modestus Castelnau, 1872) Castelnau, F. L. (1872). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1.--The Melbourne fish market (pp. 29-242). No. II.--Note on some South Australian fishes (pp. 243-247). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> v. 1: 29-247 plus 1 p. Errata, 1 pl.
page(s): 246 [details]
original description (of Heteroscarus tenuiceps De Vis, 1885) De Vis, C. W. (1885). New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 4): 869-887. [details]
original description (of Pseudoscarus modestus Castelnau, 1875) Castelnau, F. L. (1875). Researches on the fishes of Australia.Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria. <em>Intercolonial Exhibition Essays.</em> Part VII (II): 1-52.
page(s): 41 [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]
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] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus modestus Castelnau, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus tenuiceps De Vis, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus elegans Steindachner, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus macleayi McCoy, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus castelnaui MacLeay, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus modestus Castelnau, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scarus acroptilus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus filamentosus Castelnau, 1872)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heteroscarus acroptilus)
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus tenuiceps De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus modestus Castelnau, 1875)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus macleayi McCoy, 1888)
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus modestus Castelnau, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus elegans Steindachner, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus filamentosus Castelnau, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus acroptilus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus castelnaui MacLeay, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Scarus acroptilus Richardson, 1846)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus modestus Castelnau, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus tenuiceps De Vis, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus elegans Steindachner, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus macleayi McCoy, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus castelnaui MacLeay, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus modestus Castelnau, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scarus acroptilus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Heteroscarus filamentosus Castelnau, 1872)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heteroscarus acroptilus)
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus tenuiceps De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus modestus Castelnau, 1875)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus macleayi McCoy, 1888)
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus modestus Castelnau, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus elegans Steindachner, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus filamentosus Castelnau, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus acroptilus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Heteroscarus castelnaui MacLeay, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Scarus acroptilus Richardson, 1846)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
