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Ostéichthyen Perciformes Scaridae
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| Scarus | Greek, skairo = to jump | fishbase |
| grec Skaros = poisson perroquet | doris | |
| Cetoscarus | Greek, ketos = a marine monster, whale + Greek, skairo = to jump | fishbase |
| Greek, ketos = a marine monster, whale + Skaros = poisson perroquet | doris | |
| Hipposcarus | Greek, hippos = horse + skairo = to jump | fishbase |
| Greek, hippos = horse + skaros = poisson perroquet | doris | |
| Cetoscarus bicolor | ||
| fishbase / recif-france / en.wiki / souslesmers / doris / nomadica | Synonymes
Bicolour parrotfish |
Rüppel, 1829 / LC / ITIS 170886170886 |
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| juvénile, 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | juvénile, 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2017 Soudan ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2010 Egypt ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | |
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2014 Red Sea by Kora27
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
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2008 Sinaii (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
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Juvénile, 2010 by Vishal Bhave
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
initial phase, Yanbu (Saudi Arabia) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| mâle, Sanganeb Atoll (Sudan) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
By Jacek Madejski
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2008 Ras Nasrani (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
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| Initial phase, 1997 Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
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| Mer Rouge
(remplacé par Cetoscarus ocellatus ailleurs) |
Perroquet bicolore | tropical |
| couleurs complètement différentes selon les phases mais restent bicolores; bleu-vert et rose pour le mâle; vert-noir avec une bande jaune sur le dos pour la femelle; corps blanc avec une bande verticale orange pour le juvénile; seul point commun: l'oeil orange | ||
| 1-30m / 50 cm | protogyne, ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | territorial & haremic, passent la nuit ds anfractuosités enveloppés ds cocon de mucus |
| Cetoscarus bicolor | ||
| Cetoscarus ocellatus | ||
| fishbase / doris / en.wiki / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Spotted parrotfish |
Valenciennes, 1840/ LC / ITIS |
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| terminal phase, 1987 Osprey (Au) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
initial phase, 2012 Fiji ©Paul Asman
(via fishbase) |
juvénile, 2017 Philippines by Mike Fischbein
(via fishbase) |
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| 2016 Maldives by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
2015 Réunion by Elisabeth Morcel
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) by Hectonicus
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2005 Cairns (Au) by Leonard Low
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
initial phase, 2019 Polynesia by Hectonicus
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| mâle, 2005 Osprey Reef (Au) ©Richard Ling [GNU] (via Wikimedia Commons) | terminal phase, 1995 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2017 Anilao (Ph) by Mike Fischbein
(via fishbase) |
juvénile, 1997 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| initial phase (female), Palau ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) | juvénile, Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) | terminal phase (male), Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) |
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| male, terminal phase, 2015 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
juvénile, Kenya by Goebbels D.
(via fishbase) |
2015 Similan (Thailand) by vranken martin
(via fishbase) |
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| 2012 Fiji ©Paul Asman
(via fishbase) |
juvénile, 2014 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
initial phase, 2015 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Indo-Pacifiq
(remplacé par Cetoscarus bicoor en Mer Rouge) |
Perroquet bicolore | tropical |
| initial phase with head purplish to reddish brown, finely spotted with black ventrally; body with a broad, pale yellowish zone dorsally, bluish gray below; scales rimmed and spotted with black; median fins brownish red and caudal with a whitish crescent posteriorly; terminal males green, scales rimmed with pink, head and anterior body with numerous small pink spots except below an orange line from corner of the mouth to pectoral base and across upper abdomen, where solid green with broad, pink, longitudinal ventral band; juveniles white with a broad, dark-edged orange bar covering head except snout and chin, a large, orange-rimmed black spot anteriorly in dorsal fin, and a broad, submarginal orange band in caudal fin | ||
| <30m / 30-80cm | dioecism, ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | haremic: in groups of females with one male, males are territorial |
| Cetoscarus ocellatus | ||
| Hipposcarus harid | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / meerwasser / nomadica | Synonymes
Candelamoa parrotfish / Perroquet jaune à longue nez |
Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 613236 |
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| 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | avec Coris aygula,
2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | |
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| 2011 Brothers (Red Sea) by Derek Keats
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2004 Sinaii (Egypt) by Fernando Herranz Martín [GNU] (via Wikimedia Commons) | |
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| 2013 Maldives by MDC Seamarc
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
initial phase,
1997 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2010 Egypt by Alexander Vasenin
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2004 Sinaii (Egypt) by Fernando Herranz Martín [GNU] (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2010 Egypt by Alexander Vasenin
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| at night, mâle (terminal phase),
Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
male, Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2013 Maldives by MDC Seamarc Maldives
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
mâle, Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2012 Maldives ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fishbase) |
2010 Seychelles by Roberto Pillon
(via fishbase) |
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| 2014 Réunion Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2004 Sharm el Sheik (Egypt) by Fernando Herranz Martín [GNU] (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) by Derek Keats
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| W Indian ocean & Red sea | Perroquet jaune | tropical |
| 1-25m / 30-75 cm / 2.3kg | dioecism, ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | forms groups consisting of a terminal phased individual and numerous individuals in the initial phase |
| Hipposcarus harid | ||
| Scarus coelestinus | ||
| fishbase / fr.wikipedia / biodiversiteantilles / reefguide | Synonymes
fgfhh |
Valenciennes, 1840/ DD / ITIS 170812 |
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| 2015 Florida by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2011 Florida ©Phil's 1stPix
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2006 Caïmans Is ©henrya
(via INaturalist) |
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| 2007 by Adona9
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2020 keys (Florida) ©Neil DeMaster
(via INaturalist) |
2015 Panama ©Carmelo López Abad
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| W-Atlantiq | Midnight parrotfish | tropical |
| one color for all phases: black; center of scales bright blue; blue bar between eyes; teeth blue-green | ||
| 5-75m / 50-77cm / 7kg
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dioecism, ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | forms groups consisting of a terminal phased individual and numerous individuals in the initial phase |
| Scarus coelestinus | ||
| Scarus ferrugineus | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / nomadica / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Rusty parrotfish |
Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 615700 |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | femelle, 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| mâle, 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | femelle, 2010 Egypt ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| femelle, 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | femelle, 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
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| 2017 Soudan ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2006 Ras Muhammad (Sinaï) by Roland Unger
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
initial phase, 2019 Sharm El-Sheikh by Hectonicus
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
initial phase, Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2012 Red Sea by David Sanford
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
initial / transition phase,
2011 Marsa Alam (Egypt) by Derek Keats
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2010 Ras Muhammad (Sinaï) ©Irina Bobyleva
(via INaturalist) |
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2007 by Albert Kok
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2010 Wadi Gimal (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
2008 Ras Nasrani (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
| W Indian & Red sea | Perroquet rouillé | tropical |
| mâle avec une dominante bleu-vert; tête orangée avec une tache bleue faisant le tour de sa bouche en passant par l'oeil; femelle assez foncée, du brun au gris-noir, avec 3 bandes plus claires assez larges; caudale et partie postérieure de sa dorsale: jaune | ||
| <60m / 25 cm-41cm) | protogyne, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | ndividuals in the terminal phase (males) form harems |
| Scarus ferrugineus | ||
| Scarus flavipectoralis | ||
| fishbase / australianmuseum / fishesofaustralia / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
King parrotfish |
Schultz, 1958 / LC / ITIS 170830 |
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| initial phase, 2014 Nusa Tenggara (ID) by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
phase terminale, 2014 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Lizard Island (Au) by Graham Edgar
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Bima (ID) ©Mark Rosenstein
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2019 Panglao (Ph) ©craigjhowe
(via INaturalist) |
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| 2018 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
male, phase terminale,
1995 Lizard Is. (Au) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| phase initiale, 1995 Marshall Is. ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
phase terminale, 2016 Raja Ampat by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| WC-Pacifiq | Yellowfin parrotfish | tropical |
| initial phase (juvéniles & females): grey to brown with a paler abdomen that has faint white stripes; yellow pectoral fin with a black spot at the base; terminal phase: blue to lavender anteriorly changing abruptly to greenish posteriorly; blue-green stripe from the snout to the pectoral fin base | ||
| 2-40m / 40cm | protogyne, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | in lagoon and channel reefs |
| Scarus flavipectoralis | ||
| Scarus frenatus | ||
| fishbase / nomadica / souslesmers / australianmuseum / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Bridled parrotfish / Sixband Parrotfish |
Lacepède, 1802 / LC / ITIS 170845 |
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| 2010 Nakari (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | juvénile, 1995 Maldives ©Randall, John
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(via fishbase) |
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| female, 1995 Seychelles ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2010 Egypt by Joe DE VROE
(via fishbase) |
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| terminal phase, Banda Aceh (ID) by Graham Edgar
(via fishesofaustralia) |
initial phase (female), Lord Howe Island (Au) by Graham Edgar
(via fishesofaustralia) |
juvénile, NSW (Au) by Ian V Shaw
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| 2012 Fiji ©Paul Asman
(via fishbase) |
by Ewa Barska [GNU] (via Wikimedia Commons) | 2010 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| male, Seychelles ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
terminal phase (male),
Ningaloo (Au) by John Turnbull
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| 2007 Egypt by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
devant Parapeneus crassilabris,
2012 Fiji by Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2008 Mirihi (Maldives) ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fis |
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| 2009 Maldives by Christian Jensen
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2008 Egypt by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
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| Indo-Pacifiq & Red Sea | Perroquet à six bandes | tropical |
| terminal phase (male): deux tiers avant du corps vert avec dessins vermiculés roses; partie arrière verte uniforme; nageoires bordées de bleu et de violet; initial phase (female): marron clair à gris rosâtre parfois jaunâtre au niveau de la tête; 6 bandes longitudinales noires longent l'arrière du corps; nageoires rouges; juvénile: marron jaune, nageoires dorsale et anale tachetées de rouge-brun, pelvienne marron orangé, partie postérieure du corps est bleu clair | ||
| <25m / 47cm / 20ans | protogyne, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | generally solitary, often in schools of mixed species when feeding |
| Scarus frenatus | ||
| Scarus fuscopurpureus | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / nomadica / en.wikipedia | Synonymes
Purple-brown parrotfish |
Klunzinger, 1871 / LC / ITIS 614702 |
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| 3011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | femelle, 3011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | femelle, 3013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 3013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | Eilat by Jacob Dafni
(via fishbase) |
3011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2019 Sinaii by Hectonicus
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2011 Marsa Alam (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
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| Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2013 Port Ghalib (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
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| 2010 Saqwa Abu Galawa (Egypt) by Joe DE VROE
(via fishbase) |
Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| Red sea & Somalia | Perroquet pourpre-marron | tropical |
| mâle: sombre, le ventre violet, écailles roses bordées de vert; grande tache ou bande claire sur la partie arrière du corps; dorsale et anale rose-orange avec taches vertes et bordées de bleu, une partie arrière de la caudale bordée d’orange; femelle: grandes et petites tache marron foncé sur fond clair blanchâtre à crème | ||
| 2-20m / 38 cm / 13ans | protogyne, monogame, fécondation externe, distinct pairing during breeding, openwater | in pairs or small groups |
| Scarus fuscopurpureus | ||
| Scarus ghobban | ||
| fishbase / fishesofaustralia / nomadica / australianmuseum | Synonymes
Blue-barred parrotfish |
Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 170846 |
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| 2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist) | female, 2013 Galapagos by Velo Steve
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2012 Mirihi (Maldives) ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fishbase) |
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| 2008 Hurghada ©Christine (via OZP) | initial phase, Bali ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| Marshall Is ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2013 Thailand by Amada44
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| female (initial phase), 2010 Lizard island (Au) by Charlie Shuetrim
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Palau ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) | Nusa Tenggara (ID) ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia) |
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| 2007 Panama by LASZLO ILYES
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
mâle, Bali ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2011 aquarium (Durban) by Amada44
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2016 Maldives by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
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| phase initiale (femelle), 2011 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Phuket ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| Indo & W Pacifiq & Red sea (+Eastern Méditerranée / lessepsian) | Perroquet à écailles | tropical |
| male: dark reddish brown anteriorly with a bright green dot at top end of line from mouth through eye to top of opercular opening; female: red on head, belly and fins, side with wavy black and white stripes, and dark green bands around the mouth and eye | ||
| 30cm-90cm / 13ans | protogyne, ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | often solitary but may sometimes occur in small groups; males common in atolls where they live mainly around the inner and outer edges; females prefer deeper habitat |
| Scarus ghobban | ||
| Scarus niger | ||
| fishbase / nomadica / souslesmers / australianmuseum / fishesofaustralia / fr.wikipedia | Synonymes
Dusky parrotfish / Perroquet-daurade / Swarthy Parrotfish |
Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 170851 |
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| male, 2011 Hurghada ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2013 Hurghada ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
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| 2010 Egypt ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | |
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| 2013 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | |
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| 2013 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | |
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| 2013 Hurghada ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2013 Hurghada ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
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| 2012 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2011 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2011 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2011 Hurghada ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | |
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| 2004 Sinaï (Egypt) by Fernando Herranz Martín
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
juvénile, 2003 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
juvénile, 2010 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| Banda Aceh (ID) by Ian V Shaw
(via fishesofaustralia) |
juvénile, Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Banda Aceh (ID) by Graham Edgar
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| initial phase, 1997 Lizard Island (Au) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
juvénile, 1995 Eilat ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| juvénile, 1996 Lizard Is. (Au) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
femelle, 2015 Maldives by Julien Bidet
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2004 Sharm el Sheik (Egypt) by Fernando Herranz Martín
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
mâle, at night,
1995 Enewetak (Marshall Islands) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 1995 Australia Red Sea (sic!) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
mâle, 2015 Maldives by Julien Bidet
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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Perroquet noir | tropical |
| male: reddish brown anteriorly with red upper lip and dark bands around the mouth, greenish posteriorly with dark scale margins, the markings in the head variable but always with a dark-edged yellowish or bright green dot or spot at top end of line from mouth through eye to top of opercular opening.; female: red on head, belly and fins, side with wavy black and white stripes, and dark green bands around mouth and eye | ||
| 40 cm | protogyne, ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | generally solitary, males maintain small harems and pair spawn |
| Scarus niger | ||
| Scarus oviceps | ||
| fishbase / fishesofaustralia / picture-worl / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Yellow-barred parrotfish / Blue parrotfish |
Valenciennes, 1840 / NE / ITIS |
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| terminal phase, 2010 Sipadan (Borneo) by Bernard DUPONT
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
juvénile, Ningaloo (Au) by Ian V Shaw
(via fishesofaustralia) |
male, 2005 Coral Sea (Au) by Ian Shaw
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| male, 2015 Ningaloo (Au) by John Turnbull
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2010 Cairn (Au) by Toby Hudson
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| male, phase initiale, Tonga ©Randall, John E.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
terminal phase, Queensland (Au) by Andrew J Green
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| Indo-Pacifiq | Dark capped parrotfish | tropical |
| males: darker area over head and body; blue-green with anterior portion of each scale pinkish; females yellow barring; lower body yellowish brown, becoming lighter ventrally; upper body darker, becoming less pronounced posteriorly; dorsum with 2 yellow saddles; juvenile: pale yellow | ||
| <20m / 35cm | dioecism, ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | occurs singly |
| Scarus oviceps | ||
| Scarus psittacus | ||
| fishbase / fishesofaustralia / doris / souslesmers / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Common parrotfish / Perroquet commun / Palenose parrotfish |
Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 170855 |
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| 2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | mâle, terminal phase,
Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2015 Maldives by Julien Bidet
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
de nuit partageant son cocon avec Fusigobius maximus (gobie),
2011 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
femelle, 2011 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| terminal phase, 2018 Indonesia by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Taiwan by Allen W.L. To
(via fishbase) |
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| Lizard Island (Au) by Andy Lewis
(via fishesofaustralia) |
mâle, 2011 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
juvénile, Enewetak (Marshall Islands) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| initial phase, Saudi Arabia ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
Hawaii by Ken ichi Ueda
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| Indo-Pacifiq & Red Sea | Perroquet prairie | tropical |
| male: green to pale brownish with salmon pink or bluish scale margins; a lavender-grey snout; bluish to lavender caudal fin; nuptial male with a brilliant yellow body; female: overall reddish brown to grey; usually pale snout; pelvic & caudal fins reddish-brown | ||
| 2-25m / 34cm / 904g / 5ans | protogyne, ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | benthopelagic, initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools; secrete a mucus cocoon; haremic terrritorial |
| Scarus psittacus | ||
| Scarus quoyi | ||
| fishbase / fishesofaustralia / australianmuseum | Synonymes
Greenblotch parrotfish |
Valenciennes, 1840 / LC / ITIS 614781 |
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| 2018 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2018 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Andaman Sea (Thailand) ©Field, Richard
(via fishbase) |
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| 2016 Philippines ©Jean Claude Jamoulle
(via fishbase) |
mâle, phase terminale, Bali ©Randall, John E.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Indo-WPacifiq | Quoyi's parrotfish | tropical |
| juvenile and female: pale grey-brown with five or six faint white bars on the body; 3 pale stripes on the belly; terminal phase: blue-green with pinkish scale margins; operculum orange dorsally and violet ventrally; patch of blue-green on the cheek and across the snout | ||
| 2-18m / 40cm | ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | occurs singly or in small groups |
| Scarus quoyi | ||
| Scarus rivulatus | ||
| fishbase / nomadica / doris / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Rivulated parrotfish / Surf parrotfish |
Valenciennes, 1840 / LC / ITIS 170840 |
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| Queensland (Au) by Rick Stuart-Smith
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Ningaloo (Au) by Rick Stuart-Smith
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Myanmar by divemecressi
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Ningaloo (Au) by John Turnbull
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| 2019 Batangas (Ph) ©Albert Kang
(via INaturalist) |
2017 Fiji ©Rachel Andres-Beck
(via INaturalist) |
juvénile, 2016 Lord Howe Island (Au) by John Turnbull
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| male (terminal phase),
1995 Lizard Is. (Au) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
phase initiale, Lizard Is. (Au) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2013 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2010 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2010 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| W-Pacifiq | Perroquet à museau rayé | tropical |
| males: patch covering cheek and gill cover orange; wavy band/lines on snout and cheek; pectoral fins pale green; females: grey or grey-brown with 2 pale stripes on belly | ||
| <30m / 20-40cm | protogyne, ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | form schools with 30 to 40 individuals, reproductively active terminal males become bicolored |
| Scarus rivulatus | ||
| Scarus rubroviolaceus | ||
| fishbase / nomadica / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia / reefguide | Synonymes
Ember parrotfish / Redlip parrotfish / Blackvein parrotfish |
Bleeker, 1847 / LC / ITIS 170880 |
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| 2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Hawaii by David R
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
mâle, terminal phase,
Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2006 byBryan Harry NPSPhoto
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
La Paz by Octavio Vazquez-Guzman
(via fishbase) |
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| 2008 Sodwana Bay (SA) by Derek Keats
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Nusa Tenggara (ID) ©Mark Rosenstein
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| 2014 Maldives by Julien Bidet
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
initial phase, 2011 Sodwana Bay (SA) by Derek Keats
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| Sodwana Bay (SA) by Derek Keats
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Tanzania by Ken Clifton
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Similan (Thailand) by divemecressi
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| 2015 Maldives by Julien Bidet
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| 2018 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
femelle, 2014 Maldives by Paul Chabre
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2009 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2008 Maldives by Jim Greenfield
(via fishbase) |
2006 by NPS photo Bryan Harry
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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Bali ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
terminal phase, 2011 by Derek Keats
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| initial phase,
Sodwana Bay (Natal/S.Africa) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
terminal phase,
Bali ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) | |
| Indo & Pacifiq E & W | Perroquet lie de vin | tropical |
| male with bicolour pattern: brownish to dark green on head and anterior body and lighter green on posterior portion; female: reddish brown to grey with small black spots and irregular black lines and white flakes on body | ||
| 36m / 70cm / 20ans | protogyne, ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | benthopelaqig, occurs solitary or in pairs in seaward reefs |
| Scarus rubroviolaceus | ||
| Scarus scaber | ||
| fishbase / nomadica / doris / fr.wikipedia / souslesmers / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Fivesaddle parrotfish |
Valenciennes, 1840 / LC / ITIS 170854 |
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| 2009 Maldives by Jim Greenfield
(via fishbase) |
2011 Maldives ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fishbase) |
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| 2015 Maldives by Julien Bidet
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2014 Maldives by Julien Bidet
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
mâle, 2011 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2009 Maldives by Jim Greenfield
(via fishbase) |
Maldives by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
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| 2011 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2009 Maldives by Jim Greenfield
(via fishbase) |
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| phase initiale, 1997 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2011 Maldives ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fishbase) |
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| mâle, phase terminale,
1997 Seychelles ©Randall, John E.
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| W-Indian Ocean | Perroquet sale | tropical |
| phase initiale: grisâtre avec 3 à 5 selles jaune vif sur le dos; tête verdâtre; certaines extrémités rouge-rose; phase terminale (mâle): bleu-vert, avec la moitié supérieure de la tête bleu sombre (parfois violacé); reste du dos verdâtre; ventre bleu; nageoires bleues avec une bande rose; fourche sur la nageoire caudale | ||
| <20m / 37cm / 900g | ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | individuals in the initial phase form groups |
| Scarus scaber | ||
| Scarus schlegeli | ||
| fishbase / fishesofaustralia / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Yellowband parrotfish |
Bleeker, 1861 / LC / ITIS 170829 |
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| 1997 Rangiroa ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2010 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| mâle, 1997 Lizard Is. (Au) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
at night, 1997 Palau ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| female, Ningaloo (Au) by John Turnbull
(via fishesofaustralia) |
small juvenile, Ogasawara (Japon) by orangkucing
(via fishesofaustralia) |
male, Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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1997 Tonga ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
male, Lizard Island (Au) by Andy Lewis
(via fishesofaustralia) |
male, 2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Pacifiq | Poisson-perroquet de Schlegel | tropical |
| initial phase: basic color from pale gray to deep mahogany; a series of irregular dark chevrons (difficult to see on dark individuals); terminal phase: bright colors with dark greenish markings around the lip | ||
| <50m / 30-40cm | ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | solitary species, juveniles may school with other species, females often in schools of mixed species when feeding, males usually seen separate |
| Scarus schlegeli | ||
| Scarus taeniopterus | ||
| fishbase / biodiversiteantilles / reefguide / aqua-plongee | Synonymes
Princess parrotfish |
Lesson, 1829 / LC / ITIS 170815 |
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| 2016 Cozumel ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2006 Caribbean Sea by LASZLO ILYES
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2004 Nassau (Bahamas) ©Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 1997 ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
initial phase, 2009 Bonaire by Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2009 Bonaire by Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
male, Puerto Rico ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| juvénile accompagné du juvénile de Acanthrus coeruleus,
2010 Haïti by Nick Hobgood
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
juvénile, accompagnant Acanthurus bahianus and Sparisoma viride,
2010 Bonaire by Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2010 Bonaire by Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| Virgin Is ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2007 by Adona9
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| male, terminal phase, 1997 Bahamas ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
female, 2010 Bonaire by Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| W-Atlantiq | Perroquet princesse | tropical |
| males: dominante bleue; bande sombre et tache orangé sur le côté se poursuivant sur le dessus de la tête; sur la tête 2 bandes bleues partent du museau et traverse les yeux; phase initiale: dark olive above with 2 broad dark stripes: upper from tip of snout through eye to middle of caudal fin base, lower from chin through pectoral fin base to lower caudal fin base; white area above upper stripe continues around front of head above eye | ||
| 2-25m / 22-35cm | protogyne, ovipare, monogame, nonguarder, distinct pairing during breeding | forms large feeding aggregations and feeds on plants, sleeps in a mucus cocoon |
| Scarus taeniopterus | ||
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