| Scarus psittacus Forsskal 1775, the Common
or Palenose Parrotfish. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea, southern Africa to
Hawai'i and the Marquesas. To 36 cm. in length. Terminal
phases off Two-Step off the Big Island of Hawai'i and in the
upper Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea. |
 
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| Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker 1847, the
Ember Parrotfish. Indo-pan-Pacific; eastern Africa to Panama,
including Hawaii and Galapagos Islands. To twenty eight inches in
length. Shown, a female and male off Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia,
and an initial phase terminal phase individuals in the Galapagos
below. |
 
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| Scarus russelii Valenciennes 1840. Eclipse
Parrotfish. Western Indian Ocean.... To 51 cm. |
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| Scarus schlegeli (Bleeker 1861),
Schlegel's Parrotfish. Found throughout the Pacific with the
exception of coastlines generally. To fifteen inches in length.
Shown: A male off of Queensland Australia. |
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| Scarus spinus (Kner 1868), the Greensnout
Parrotfish. Western Indo-Pacific; Christmas Island to the
Philippines, Micronesia. To a mere foot in length. Male
photographed off of Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia. |
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| Scarus taeniopterus Desmarest 1831, the
Princess Parrotfish. Western Atlantic; Bermuda to Brazil. To
fourteen inches overall length. Juvenile phases with dark border above,
below tail. Initial phases w/ yellowish fins, darkened tail. Terminal phases
w/ broad yellow body stripe fading toward the rear, tail bordered by pink. Likely the most commonly utilized
species (of only a handful) used in the ornamental trade of this
family. Due to better collection, holding and shipping more arrive
in good condition and live. Though most are dead within a month of
collection. Juvenile, initial and terminal phase individuals in
Cancun (first), Bahamas, and Bonaire respectively. |
| Scarus vetula Bloch & Schneider 1801,
the Queen Parrotfish. Western Atlantic; Bermuda to Argentina. To
two feet in length. A smaller species that occasionally makes its
way into pet-fish markets. Bahamas pix of an initial phase and
profile of a terminal one. |
 
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