Scarus frenatus Bridled Parrotfish

Scarus frenatus is commonly referred to as Bridled Parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Animale non indicato per i neofiti. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Chumbe Island 2013, Sansibar, Tansania, Ost-Afrika

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lexID:: 2790
AphiaID:: 219113

Scientific:: Scarus frenatus
German:: Grünbürzel-Papageifisch
English:: Bridled Parrotfish

Category:: Pesci pappagallo

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > frenatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Lacepède, 1802

Occurrence:: Sudan, Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Australia, Bunaken, Cambodia, China, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Line Islands, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Rapa, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zanzibar
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:: 1 - 25 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Lagoons, Reef-associated, Rubble floors, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 18.5" (47 cm)
Temperature:: 24,7 °F - 29,3 °F (24,7°C - 29,3°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Tank:: 659.94 gal (~ 3000L)
Difficulty:: Animale non indicato per i neofiti
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:: 2009-04-12 08:47:58
Last edit:: 2025-02-24 13:12:56

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Scarus frenatus Lacepède, 1802

Usually found on exposed outer reefs, sometimes in very shallow water. Juveniles occur among coral and rubble of lagoon reefs. Grazes on benthic algae. Generally solitary. Often in schools of mixed species when feeding. For more Infos click to the Link to FishBase.

Synonymised names
Callyodon frenatus (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Callyodon sexvittatus (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted
Callyodon upolensis Jordan & Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Callyodon vermiculatus Fowler & Bean, 1928 · unaccepted
Scarus randalli Schultz, 1958 · unaccepted
Scarus sexvittatus Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted
Scarus vermiculatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928) · unaccepted

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Chumbe Island 2013, Sansibar, Tansania, Ost-Afrika

Scarus frenatus - Grünbürzel-Papageifisch - Malediven - Thudufushi - Hausriff

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