WoRMS taxon details
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
219125 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219125)
accepted
Species
Callyodon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857) · unaccepted
Callyodon erythacus Jordan & Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Callyodon forsteri (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted
Callyodon hornbosteli Fowler, 1925 · unaccepted
Pseudocarus oktodon Bleeker, 1861 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus filholi Sauvage, 1880 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus forskalii Klunzinger, 1871 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus labiosus MacLeay, 1883 · unaccepted
Scarus balinensis Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857 · unaccepted
Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901 · unaccepted
Scarus forskalii (Klunzinger, 1871) · unaccepted
Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Scarus galena Jordan, 1925 · unaccepted
Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901 · unaccepted
Scarus hertit Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Scarus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1903 · unaccepted
Scarus oktodon (Bleeker, 1861) · unaccepted
Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Xanothon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857) · unaccepted
Xanothon carifanus Smith, 1956 · unaccepted
Xanothon oktodon (Bleeker, 1861) · unaccepted
Xanothon parvidens Smith, 1956 · unaccepted
Xanothon venosus (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted
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] 
Note Type species of genus. . Has 10 synonyms <307>
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of genus. . Has 10 synonyms <307> [details]
Description Inhabits reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m deep (Ref. 1602). Found over corals (Ref. 5213)....
Description Inhabits reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m deep (Ref. 1602). Found over corals (Ref. 5213). Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools (Ref. 2334). It secretes a mucus cocoon (Ref. 1602). Grazes on benthic algae (Ref. 3488). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219125 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
original description (of Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857) Bleeker, P. (1857). Descriptiones specierum piscium javanensium novarum vel minus cognitarum diagnosticae. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 13 (no. 2): 323-368. [details]
original description (of Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901) Jenkins, O. P. (1901). Descriptions of new species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands belonging to the families of Labridae and Scaridae. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 19 [1899]: 45-65. [details]
original description (of Scarus balinensis Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Bali, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe species. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [7]: 1-11. [details]
original description (of Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901) Jenkins, O. P. (1901). Descriptions of new species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands belonging to the families of Labridae and Scaridae. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 19 [1899]: 45-65. [details]
original description (of Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarus hertit Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Pseudocarus oktodon 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 hornbosteli Fowler, 1925) Fowler, H. W. (1925). Fishes of Guam, Hawaii, Samoa, and Tahiti. <em>Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> No. 22: 1-38. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
original description (of Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857) Bleeker, P. (1857). Descriptiones specierum piscium javanensium novarum vel minus cognitarum diagnosticae. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 13 (no. 2): 323-368. [details]
original description (of Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901) Jenkins, O. P. (1901). Descriptions of new species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands belonging to the families of Labridae and Scaridae. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 19 [1899]: 45-65. [details]
original description (of Scarus balinensis Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Bali, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe species. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [7]: 1-11. [details]
original description (of Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901) Jenkins, O. P. (1901). Descriptions of new species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands belonging to the families of Labridae and Scaridae. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 19 [1899]: 45-65. [details]
original description (of Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarus hertit Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Pseudocarus oktodon 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 hornbosteli Fowler, 1925) Fowler, H. W. (1925). Fishes of Guam, Hawaii, Samoa, and Tahiti. <em>Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> No. 22: 1-38. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [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
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m deep (Ref. 1602). Found over corals (Ref. 5213). Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools (Ref. 2334). It secretes a mucus cocoon (Ref. 1602). Grazes on benthic algae (Ref. 3488). [details]Type species Type species of genus. . Has 10 synonyms <307> [details]
To Barcode of Life (93 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Xanothon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Xanothon oktodon (Bleeker, 1861))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Xanothon carifanus Smith, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Xanothon parvidens Smith, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Scarus balinensis Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scarus galena Jordan, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus labiosus MacLeay, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Callyodon hornbosteli Fowler, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus filholi Sauvage, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scarus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callyodon erythacus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scarus hertit Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus forskalii Klunzinger, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Callyodon forsteri (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Callyodon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus psittacus)
To FishBase (from synonym Xanothon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus balinensis Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus forskalii (Klunzinger, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus galena Jordan, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus oktodon (Bleeker, 1861))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Xanothon venosus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Xanothon carifanus Smith, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Xanothon oktodon (Bleeker, 1861))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon erythacus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus hertit Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Xanothon parvidens Smith, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon hornbosteli Fowler, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudocarus oktodon Bleeker, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus filholi Sauvage, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus labiosus MacLeay, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus forskalii Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon forsteri (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase images (Scarus psittacus, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (278 nucleotides; 106 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon erythacus P05974 illustration) (from synonym Callyodon erythacus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus brunneus RAD112729-001) (from synonym Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus brunneus RAD112729-001) (from synonym Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus galena RAD112719-001) (from synonym Scarus galena Jordan, 1925)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus galena RAD112727-001) (from synonym Scarus galena Jordan, 1925)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus gilberti P06111 illustration) (from synonym Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus psittacus RAD112720-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus psittacus RAD112721-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Xanothon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Xanothon oktodon (Bleeker, 1861))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Xanothon carifanus Smith, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Xanothon parvidens Smith, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Scarus balinensis Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scarus galena Jordan, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus labiosus MacLeay, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Callyodon hornbosteli Fowler, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus filholi Sauvage, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scarus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callyodon erythacus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scarus hertit Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus forskalii Klunzinger, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Callyodon forsteri (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Callyodon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus psittacus)
To FishBase (from synonym Xanothon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus balinensis Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus forskalii (Klunzinger, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus galena Jordan, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus oktodon (Bleeker, 1861))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Xanothon venosus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Xanothon carifanus Smith, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Xanothon oktodon (Bleeker, 1861))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon erythacus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus hertit Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Xanothon parvidens Smith, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon hornbosteli Fowler, 1925)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudocarus oktodon Bleeker, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus filholi Sauvage, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus labiosus MacLeay, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus forskalii Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon forsteri (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase images (Scarus psittacus, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (278 nucleotides; 106 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon erythacus P05974 illustration) (from synonym Callyodon erythacus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus brunneus RAD112729-001) (from synonym Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus brunneus RAD112729-001) (from synonym Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus galena RAD112719-001) (from synonym Scarus galena Jordan, 1925)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus galena RAD112727-001) (from synonym Scarus galena Jordan, 1925)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus gilberti P06111 illustration) (from synonym Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus psittacus RAD112720-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus psittacus RAD112721-001)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
