Scarus is a genus of parrotfishes. With 52 currently recognised extant species,[3] it is by far the largest genus in this family. The vast majority are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific, but a small number of species are found in the warmer parts of the eastern Pacific and the western Atlantic, with a single species, Scarus hoefleri in the eastern Atlantic. Most are very colourful, and have strikingly different initial (males and females) and terminal (males only) phases. Adults of most species reach maximum lengths of between 30 and 50 cm (12–20 in), but the rainbow parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) can grow to lengths of 1.2 m (3.9 ft).[3]
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^Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Scaridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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13 cm (5.1 in). Some parrotfish species, including the queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula), secrete a mucus cocoon, particularly at night. Prior to going to...
and in deeper waters. Scarus ghobban grows quickly and can live up to 13 years. It tends to congregate in small schools. Scarus ghobban can rotate their...
The blue parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus) is a member of the parrotfish genus Scarus. It is found on coral reefs in shallow water in the tropical and subtropical...
al. (2006). "Site Fidelity and Movement of the Parrotfishes Scarus coeruleus and Scarus taeniopterus at Conch reef (northern Florida Keys)". Caribbean...
is a pelagic spawner. The surge wrasse was first formally described as Scarus purpureus in 1775 by the Swedish explorer, orientalist and naturalist Peter...
Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Scarus frenatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scarus frenatus Lacepède, 1802"...
The knobsnout parrotfish (Scarus ovifrons) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae which is famous for its characteristic...
This species is utilised as food. It is the type species of the genus Scarus. Scarus psittacus attains a standard length of 30 centimetres (12 in). The dorsal...
Governorate, Egypt. Scarus fuscopurpureus has been estimated that adults may typically range from 34 – 41 cm. Of the family Scarus, the typical lateral...
) (2019). "Scarus guacamaia" in FishBase. December 2019 version. Photos of Rainbow parrotfish on Sealife Collection Media related to Scarus guacamaia at...
(eds.) (2015). "Scarus quoyi" in FishBase. 2 2015 version. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Scarus quoyi". Catalog...
Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Scarus flavipectoralis" in FishBase. December 2019 version. Photos of Scarus flavipectoralis on Sealife Collection...
Scarus festivus, the festive parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish in the family Scaridae. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific...
(2019). "Scarus prasiognathos" in FishBase. December 2019 version. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Scarus prasiognathos"...
November 2021. "Scarus rubroviolaceus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 27 May 2014. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Scarus rubroviolaceus"...
Scarus spinus, the Greensnout parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. Scarus spinus can reach a total...
(eds.) (2019). "Scarus forsteni" in FishBase. December 2019 version. McGrouther, Mark (15 February 2013). "Whitespot Parrotfish, Scarus forsteni (Bleeker...
Scarus falcipinnis is a species of fish of the Scaridae family in the order Perciformes. It is located in coastal waters of Oman, Mozambique, Seychelles...
Scarus niger, common names the swarthy parrotfish, dusky parrotfish, and black parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish. It is in the phylum Chordata, class...
similar to those of Scarus forsteni, the most notable difference being that S. tricolor has a yellow inner pectoral axil. Scarus tricolor is a widespread...
occurs at depths from 1–60 m with a temperature range of 24-28 °C. Scarus zelindae and Scarus trispinosus are the only parrotfish species that are endemic to...
and subtropical Western Pacific Ocean. Scarus altipinnis is distinguished from its congeners in the genus Scarus by the possession of a slightly elongated...
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Scarus dimidiatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version. Photos of Scarus dimidiatus on Sealife Collection...
Scarus globiceps, commonly known as the globehead, violet-lined, speckled or roundhead parrotfish, is a marine fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
atromaculatus (C.B. Wilson, 1913). Sparisoma chrysopterum was first described as Scarus chrysopterus in 1801 by the German naturalists Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723-1799)...
other parrotfish species such as the queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula), striped parrotfish (Scarus iseri), stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride), and redband...
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