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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus:Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335). More on author: Valenciennes.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 30 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 30°N - 32°S
Western Pacific: Thailand to New Caledonia, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Perth and New South Wales in Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2935); common length : 20.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2935)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 9. This species is distinguished by the following features: 5-7 (usually 6) median predorsal scales; 3 scale rows on cheek 1(5-7), 2(5-7), 3(1-4); pectoral-fin rays 13-15 (usually 14); conical teeth on side of dental plate, none in female and usually 2 on upper and 0-1 on lower of dental plates for terminal male; lips nearly covering dental plates; caudal fin slightly rounded to truncate in female and emarginate in terminal male. Colour of patch covering cheek and gill cover of male orange, wavy band/lines on snout and cheek, pectoral fins pale green; female grey or grey-brown with 2 pale stripes on belly (Ref. 9793, 90102). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in silty coastal and offshore areas to 20 m deep (Ref. 90102). Inhabits rocky and coral reefs from tidal pools to at least 10 m deep. Form schools with 30 to 40 individuals. Grazes on benthic algae and corals (Ref. 2935). Reproductively active terminal males become bicolored (Ref. 37816).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Randall, J.E. and J.H. Choat, 1980. Two new parrotfishes of the genus Scarus from the Central and South Pacific, with further examples of sexual dichromatism. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 70:383-419. (Ref. 2689)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Fisiología Composición corporal Nutrientes Consumo del oxígeno Tipo de natación Velocidad de natación Pigmentos visuales Sonido de peces Enfermedades y parásitos Toxicidad (CL50)
