Scarus psittacus Common Parrotfish, Palenose Parrotfish, Batavian Parrotfish, Rosy-cheek Parrotfish

Scarus psittacus is commonly referred to as Common Parrotfish, Palenose Parrotfish, Batavian Parrotfish, Rosy-cheek Parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 1592
AphiaID:: 219125

Scientific:: Scarus psittacus
German:: Fahlnasen-Papageifisch
English:: Common Parrotfish, Palenose Parrotfish, Batavian Parrotfish, Rosy-cheek Parrotfish

Category:: Pesci pappagallo

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > psittacus (Species)
Initial determination:: Forsskål, 1775

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, China, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Egypt, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lord Howe Island, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vietnam, Yemen
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 2 - 25 Meter
Habitats:: Coralline algae reef, Lagoons, Ocean beach, Seashore, Reef-associated
Size:: up to 16.93" (43 cm)
Weight:: 1.8 kg
Temperature:: 24,7 °F - 84.2 °F (24,7°C - 29°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis
Tank:: 1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)
Difficulty:: Solo per acquariofili esperti
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-09-11 12:52:05
Last edit:: 2024-09-17 08:27:17

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Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775

fishbase: Reports of ciguatera poisoning!

Synonymised names
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

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 17.09.2024.

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Female

Initial phase

Foto: La Réunion, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

Commonly

Foto: Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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