Taxon profile
Subordinated taxa
Number of records: 52species Scarus altipinnis (Steindachner, 1879)
- Filament Finned Parrotfish
species Scarus arabicus (Steindachner, 1902)
- Arabian Parrotfish
species Scarus caudofasciatus (Günther, 1862)
- Redbarred Parrotfish
species Scarus chameleon Choat & Randall, 1986
- Chameleon Parrotfish
species Scarus chinensis (Steindachner, 1867)
species Scarus coeruleus (Edwards, 1771)
- Blue Kwab
species Scarus collana Rüppell, 1835
- Greenband Parrotfish
species Scarus compressus (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)
- Azure Parrotfish
species Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859
- Yellowbarred Parrotfish
species Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828
- Regal Parrot
species Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)
- Greenbelly Parrotfish
species Scarus festivus Valenciennes, 1840
- Festive Parrotfish
species Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958
- King Parrotfish
species Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)
- Forsten Parrotfish
species Scarus fuscocaudalis Randall & Myers, 2000
- Darktail Parrotfish
species Scarus fuscopurpureus (Klunzinger, 1871)
- Purple-brown Parrotfish
species Scarus globiceps Valenciennes, 1840
- Violetlined Parrotfish
species Scarus gracilis (Steindachner, 1869)
species Scarus guacamaia Cuvier, 1829
- Blue Rainbow
species Scarus hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881)
- Guinean Parrot Fish
species Scarus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1853
- East-indies Parrotfish
species Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
- Grey Chub
species Scarus koputea Randall & Choat, 1980
- Marquesan Parrotfish
species Scarus longipinnis Randall & Choat, 1980
- Highfin Parrotfish
species Scarus maculipinna Westneat, Satapoomin & Randall, 2007
species Scarus obishime Randall & Earle, 1993
species Scarus oviceps Valenciennes, 1840
- Dark Capped Parrotfish
species Scarus ovifrons Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
- Knobsnout Parrotfish
species Scarus perrico Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Perrico
species Scarus persicus Randall & Bruce, 1983
- Gulf Parrotfish
species Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840
species Scarus russelii Valenciennes, 1840
species Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840
- Fivesaddle Parrotfish
species Scarus schlegeli (Bleeker, 1861)
- Five-banded Parrotfish
species Scarus spinus (Kner, 1868)
- Greensnout Parrotfish
species Scarus taeniopterus Desmarest, 1831
- Princess Parrotfish
species Scarus trispinosus Valenciennes, 1840
- Greenback Parrotfish
species Scarus viridifucatus (Smith, 1956)
- Green-snout Parrotfish
species Scarus xanthopleura Bleeker, 1853
- Bluechin Parrotfish
species Scarus zelindae Moura, Figueiredo & Sazima, 2001
- Zelinda's Parrotfish
species Scarus zufar Randall & Hoover, 1995
- Dhofar Parrotfish
Links and literature
AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [genus/4134]
[as Scarus Forsskål, 1775]Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2009): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net]
Data retrieved on: 2010/01/17
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