Taxonomy Profile: Scarus niger (Forsskål 1775)
Scarus niger: Taxonomy and Nomenclature Synonym(s):
Callyodon limbatus
Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840
Scarus chadri
Lacépède 1802
Scarus nuchipunctatus
Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840
Scarus limbatus
Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840
Scarus makaravar
Montrouzier 1857
Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus
Kner 1865
Pseudoscarus madagascariensis
Steindachner 1887
Callyodon maoricus
Jordan and Seale 1906
Pseudoscarus godeffroyi
Günther 1909
Callyodon lineolabiatus
Fowler and Bean 1928
Pseudoscarus niger viridis
Klunzinger 1871
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Scarus niger: Taxonomic Hierarchy Kingdom :
Animaliaanimals |
Animal |
animaux |
Phylum :
Chordatachordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum :
Vertebratavertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Superclass :
Actinopterygiiray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Suborder :
Labroideiparrotfishes |
rainbowfishes |
wrasses |
labres |
poissons-perroquets |
Family :
Scaridaeparrotfishes |
loros |
poissons-perroquets |
Scarus niger Direct Children(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Reference for:
Scarus niger
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 21-May-2001
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Scarus niger
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Scarus niger
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Randall, John E., and Robin W. Bruce
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1983-03-01 / 1983-03-01
Article/Chapter Title:
The Parrotfishes of the Subfamily Scarinae of the Western Indian Ocean with Descriptions of three New Species
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, no. 47
Publisher:
J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Publication Place:
Rhodes Univ., Grahamstown, South Africa
Reference for:
Scarus niger
Scarus niger: Geographic Information