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Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840

Fivesaddle parrotfish
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Image of Scarus scaber (Fivesaddle parrotfish)
Scarus scaber
Male picture by Randall, J.E.

Seychelles country information

Common names: Kakatoi vert
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Photo by J.E. Randall (terminal phase) available in FishBase (Ref. 28620). Also Ref. 1623.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bruce, R.W. and J.E. Randall, 1984
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Common names from other countries

Perroquet à cinq selles, Dusky-capped parrotfish, Five-saddle parrotfish, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología


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