Taxonomy Profile: Scarus (Forsskål 1775)

Scarus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Scarops
Schultz 1958
Margaritodon
Smith 1956
Callyodon
Scopoli 1777
Petronason
Swainson 1839
Erychthys
Swainson 1839
Hemistoma
Swainson 1839
Loro
Jordan and Evermann 1896
Xenoscarops
Schultz 1958
Calliodon
Bloch and Schneider 1801
Common Name(s):
parrotfishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Scarus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Perciformes
perch-like fishes |
Suborder : Labroidei
parrotfishes |
rainbowfishes |
wrasses |
labres |
poissons-perroquets |
Family : Scaridae
parrotfishes |
loros |
poissons-perroquets |
Subfamily : Scarinae
Genus : Scarus
parrotfishes |
Scarus Direct Children(s):
Scarus coeruleus
(Bloch 1786)
Scarus coelestinus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Scarus guacamaia
(Cuvier 1829)
Scarus taeniopterus
(Desmarest in Bory de Saint-Vincent 1831)
Scarus vetula
(Bloch and Schneider 1801)
Scarus dubius
(Bennett 1828)
Scarus oviceps
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Scarus schlegeli
(Bleeker 1861)
Scarus flavipectoralis
(Schultz 1958)
Scarus dimidiatus
(Bleeker 1859)
Scarus globiceps
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Scarus koputea
(Randall and Choat 1980)
Scarus longipinnis
(Randall and Choat 1980)
Scarus prasiognathos
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Scarus rivulatus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Scarus spinus
(Kner 1868)
Scarus tricolor
(Bleeker 1847)
Scarus frenatus
(Lacépède 1802)
Scarus ghobban
(Forsskål 1775)
Scarus niger
(Forsskål 1775)
Scarus scaber
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Scarus psittacus
(Forsskål 1775)
Scarus rubroviolaceus
(Bleeker 1847)
Scarus altipinnis
(Steindachner 1879)
Scarus arabicus
(Steindachner 1902)
Scarus caudofasciatus
(Günther 1862)
Scarus chameleon
(Choat and Randall 1986)
Scarus chinensis
(Steindachner 1867)
Scarus collana
(Rüppell 1835)
Scarus compressus
(Osburn and Nichols 1916)
Scarus falcipinnis
(Playfair 1868)
Scarus fuscopurpureus
(Klunzinger 1871)
Scarus gracilis
(Steindachner 1869)
Scarus hoefleri
(Steindachner 1881)
Scarus hypselopterus
(Bleeker 1853)
Scarus iseri
(Bloch 1789)
Scarus obishime
(Randall and Earle 1993)
Scarus ovifrons
(Temminck and Schlegel 1846)
Scarus perrico
(Jordan and Gilbert 1882)
Scarus persicus
(Randall and Bruce 1983)
Scarus quoyi
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Scarus russelii
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Scarus viridifucatus
(Smith 1956)
Scarus xanthopleura
(Bleeker 1853)
Scarus zufar
(Randall and Hoover 1995)
Scarus ferrugineus
(Forsskål 1775)
Scarus barffi
(Curtiss 1938)
Scarus cruciensis
(Forster 1795)
Scarus festivus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Scarus forresti
(Curtiss 1938)
Scarus forskael
(Lacépède 1802)
Scarus forsteni
(Bleeker 1861)
Scarus francisci
(Curtiss 1938)
Scarus fuscocaudalis
(Randall and Myers 2000)
Scarus lydiae
(Curtiss 1938)
Scarus pahoro
(Curtiss 1938)
Scarus psittacuscaroli
(Curtiss 1938)
Scarus rufescens
(Walbaum 1792)
Scarus scarpellonis
(Curtiss 1938)
Scarus sophiae
(Curtiss 1938)
Scarus teatae
(Curtiss 1938)
Scarus teresae
(Curtiss 1938)
Scarus trispinosus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840)
Scarus zelindae
(Moura Figueiredo and Sazima 2001)
Scarus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Scarus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Scarus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-01-01 / 1990-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Genera of Recent Fishes
Page(s):
iii + 697
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-23-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Scarus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Shiino, Sueo M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1976-09-01 / 1976-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
Page(s):
262
Publisher:
Shima Marineland
Publication Place:
Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
ISBN/ISSN:
/0385-1109
Notes:
Reference for:
Scarus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Parenti, Paola, and John E. Randall
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-06-01 / 2000-06-01
Article/Chapter Title:
An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, no. 68
Page(s):
97
Publisher:
J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Publication Place:
Rhodes Univ., Grahamstown, South Africa
ISBN/ISSN:
/0073-4381
Notes:
Reference for:
Scarus
Scarus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Scarus: Comments
Comment:
Scarus Forsskål, 1775 is a senior homonym of Scarus Bleeker, 1849