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Scarus Forsskål, 1775

1298799  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1298799)

accepted
Genus
Callyodon Bloch, 1789 · unaccepted
Mormyra Browne, 1789 · unaccepted
Novacula Catesby, 1771 · unaccepted (synonym)
Odax Commerson in Lacepède, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sacrus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scarius · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scarops Schultz, 1958 · unaccepted
Scarus Gronow, 1763 · unaccepted (synonym)
Scarus Bleeker, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Scarus altipinnis (Steindachner, 1879)
  2. Species Scarus arabicus (Steindachner, 1902)
  3. Species Scarus caudofasciatus (Günther, 1862)
  4. Species Scarus chameleon Choat & Randall, 1986
  5. Species Scarus chinensis (Steindachner, 1867)
  6. Species Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes, 1840
  7. Species Scarus coeruleus (Bloch, 1786)
  8. Species Scarus coeruleus (Edwards, 1771)
  9. Species Scarus collana Rüppell, 1835
  10. Species Scarus compressus (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)
  11. Species Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859
  12. Species Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828
  13. Species Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)
  14. Species Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775
  15. Species Scarus festivus Valenciennes, 1840
  16. Species Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958
  17. Species Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)
  18. Species Scarus frenatus Lacepède, 1802
  19. Species Scarus fuscocaudalis Randall & Myers, 2000
  20. Species Scarus fuscopurpureus (Klunzinger, 1871)
  21. Species Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  22. Species Scarus globiceps Valenciennes, 1840
  23. Species Scarus gracilis (Steindachner, 1869)
  24. Species Scarus guacamaia Cuvier, 1829
  25. Species Scarus hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881)
  26. Species Scarus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1853
  27. Species Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
  28. Species Scarus koputea Randall & Choat, 1980
  29. Species Scarus longipinnis Randall & Choat, 1980
  30. Species Scarus maculipinna Westneat, Satapoomin & Randall, 2007
  31. Species Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775
  32. Species Scarus obishime Randall & Earle, 1993
  33. Species Scarus oviceps Valenciennes, 1840
  34. Species Scarus ovifrons Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
  35. Species Scarus perrico Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
  36. Species Scarus persicus Randall & Bruce, 1983
  37. Species Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840
  38. Species Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  39. Species Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840
  40. Species Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840
  41. Species Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847
  42. Species Scarus russelii Valenciennes, 1840
  43. Species Scarus sanguinosa
  44. Species Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840
  45. Species Scarus schlegeli (Bleeker, 1861)
  46. Species Scarus spinus (Kner, 1868)
  47. Species Scarus taeniopterus Desmarest, 1831
  48. Species Scarus taeniopterus Lesson, 1829
  49. Species Scarus tricolor Bleeker, 1847
  50. Species Scarus trispinosus Valenciennes, 1840
  51. Species Scarus vetula Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  52. Species Scarus viridifucatus (Smith, 1956)
  53. Species Scarus xanthopleura Bleeker, 1853
  54. Species Scarus zelindae Moura, Figueiredo & Sazima, 2001
  55. Species Scarus zufar Randall & Hoover, 1995
  56. Species Scarus acroptilus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846)
  57. Species Scarus aeruginosus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775
  58. Species Scarus ahula Jenkins, 1899 accepted as Chlorurus perspicillatus (Steindachner, 1879)
  59. Species Scarus alternans Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
  60. Species Scarus amplus Ranzani, 1841 accepted as Sparisoma amplum (Ranzani, 1841)
  61. Species Scarus apridentatus Smith accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  62. Species Scarus aracanga Günther, 1862 accepted as Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
  63. Species Scarus arcuatus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840
  64. Species Scarus atomarius Poey, 1861 accepted as Sparisoma atomarium (Poey, 1861)
  65. Species Scarus atrilunula Randall & Bruce, 1983 accepted as Chlorurus atrilunula (Randall & Bruce, 1983)
  66. Species Scarus atropectoralis Schultz, 1958 accepted as Scarus xanthopleura Bleeker, 1853
  67. Species Scarus auritus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  68. Species Scarus aurofrenatus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes, 1840)
  69. Species Scarus axillaris Steindachner, 1878 accepted as Sparisoma axillare (Steindachner, 1878)
  70. Species Scarus azureus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  71. Species Scarus balinensis Bleeker, 1849 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  72. Species Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  73. Species Scarus bennetti Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828
  74. Species Scarus bicolor Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829)
  75. Species Scarus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940) accepted as Chlorurus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)
  76. Species Scarus blochii Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)
  77. Species Scarus bottae Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  78. Species Scarus bowersi (Snyder, 1909) accepted as Chlorurus bowersi (Snyder, 1909)
  79. Species Scarus brachialis Poey, 1861 accepted as Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  80. Species Scarus brachyvarius Longley, 1941 accepted as Sparisoma rubripinne (Valenciennes, 1840)
  81. Species Scarus brevifilis (Günther, 1909) accepted as Scarus altipinnis (Steindachner, 1879)
  82. Species Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  83. Species Scarus caeruleo-punctatus Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  84. Species Scarus caerulescens Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775
  85. Species Scarus canariensis Valenciennes, 1838 accepted as Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758)
  86. Species Scarus capistratoides Bleeker, 1847 accepted as Chlorurus capistratoides (Bleeker, 1847)
  87. Species Scarus capitaneus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Chlorurus enneacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
  88. Species Scarus celebicus Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
  89. Species Scarus chadri Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775
  90. Species Scarus chlorodon Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840
  91. Species Scarus chrysopterus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  92. Species Scarus coelastinus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes, 1840
  93. Species Scarus coeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1835 accepted as Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  94. Species Scarus coerulescens Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775
  95. Species Scarus coerulus (Bloch, 1786) accepted as Scarus coeruleus (Bloch, 1786)
  96. Species Scarus collaris Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus collana Rüppell, 1835
  97. Species Scarus cretensis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758)
  98. Species Scarus croicensis Bloch, 1790 accepted as Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
  99. Species Scarus cyanascens Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Chlorurus cyanescens (Valenciennes, 1840)
  100. Species Scarus cyanescens Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Chlorurus cyanescens (Valenciennes, 1840)
  101. Species Scarus cyanognathus Bleeker, 1847 accepted as Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840
  102. Species Scarus cyanurus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Hipposcarus harid (Forsskål, 1775)
  103. Species Scarus dentiens Poey, 1861 accepted as Nicholsina usta (Valenciennes, 1840)
  104. Species Scarus diadema Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
  105. Species Scarus distinctus Poey, 1861 accepted as Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes, 1840)
  106. Species Scarus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  107. Species Scarus enneacanthus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Chlorurus enneacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
  108. Species Scarus erythrodon Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
  109. Species Scarus fasciatus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840
  110. Species Scarus fehlmanni Schultz, 1969 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  111. Species Scarus flavescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  112. Species Scarus flavomarginatus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
  113. Species Scarus formosus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828
  114. Species Scarus forskalii (Klunzinger, 1871) accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  115. Species Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  116. Species Scarus forsteri (Bleeker, 1861) accepted as Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)
  117. Species Scarus frondosus Agassiz, 1831 accepted as Sparisoma frondosum (Agassiz, 1831)
  118. Species Scarus frontalis Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes, 1840)
  119. Species Scarus galena Jordan, 1925 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  120. Species Scarus genazonatus Randall & Bruce, 1983 accepted as Chlorurus genazonatus (Randall & Bruce, 1983)
  121. Species Scarus ghardaqensis Bebars, 1978 accepted as Scarus collana Rüppell, 1835
  122. Species Scarus ghoban Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  123. Species Scarus gibbus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Chlorurus gibbus (Rüppell, 1829)
  124. Species Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  125. Species Scarus guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  126. Species Scarus gymnognathos Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
  127. Species Scarus harid Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Hipposcarus harid (Forsskål, 1775)
  128. Species Scarus haridoides Bleeker, 1855 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  129. Species Scarus hertit Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  130. Species Scarus hoplomystax Cope, 1871 accepted as Sparisoma radians (Valenciennes, 1840)
  131. Species Scarus insulaesanctaecrucis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
  132. Species Scarus iserti (Bloch, 1789) accepted as Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)
  133. Species Scarus janthochir Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840
  134. Species Scarus japanensis Bloch, 1789 accepted as Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)
  135. Species Scarus javanicus Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Scarus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1853
  136. Species Scarus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1903 accepted as Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
  137. Species Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901) accepted as Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847
  138. Species Scarus lacerta Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  139. Species Scarus lauia Jordan & Evermann, 1903 accepted as Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828
  140. Species Scarus lepidus Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Scarus globiceps Valenciennes, 1840
  141. Species Scarus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775
  142. Species Scarus lineolabiatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928) accepted as Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775
  143. Species Scarus longiceps Valenciennes, 1840 accepted as Hipposcarus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1840)
  144. Species Scarus loro Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Scarus coeruleus (Bloch, 1786)
  145. Species Scarus lunula (Snyder, 1908) accepted as Scarus festivus Valenciennes, 1840
  146. Species Scarus maculosus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  147. Species Scarus magrathii Bennett, 1841 accepted as Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
  148. Species Scarus makaravar Montrouzier, 1857 accepted as Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775
  149. Species Scarus margaritus (Cartier, 1874) accepted as Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
  150. Species Scarus marshalli Schultz, 1958 accepted as Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775
  151. Species Scarus micrognathos Bleeker, 1847 accepted as Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840
  152. Species Scarus microrhinos Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Chlorurus microrhinos (Bleeker, 1854)
  153. Species Scarus moensi Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Scarus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1853
  154. Species Scarus mordax Gronow, 1854 accepted as Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  155. Species Scarus muricatus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  156. Species Scarus mutabilis Lowe, 1838 (unaccepted)
  157. Species Scarus naevius Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  158. Species Scarus nigar Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  159. Species Scarus nigricans Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  160. Species Scarus noyesi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 (unaccepted)
  161. Species Scarus nuchalis Poey, 1860 (unaccepted)
  162. Species Scarus nuchipunctatus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  163. Species Scarus obtusus Poey, 1860 (unaccepted)
  164. Species Scarus ocellatus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  165. Species Scarus oedema (Snyder, 1909) (unaccepted)
  166. Species Scarus oktodon (Bleeker, 1861) (unaccepted)
  167. Species Scarus pavoninus Gray, 1854 (unaccepted)
  168. Species Scarus pectoralis Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  169. Species Scarus pepo Bennett, 1830 (unaccepted)
  170. Species Scarus perspicillatus Steindachner, 1879 (unaccepted)
  171. Species Scarus pleianus Poey, 1861 (unaccepted)
  172. Species Scarus prasiognathus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  173. Species Scarus pronus Fowler, 1900 (unaccepted)
  174. Species Scarus pulchellus Rüppell, 1835 (unaccepted)
  175. Species Scarus pullus Forster, 1801 (unaccepted)
  176. Species Scarus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  177. Species Scarus purpureus Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  178. Species Scarus purpureus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  179. Species Scarus pyrrhurus (Jordan & Seale, 1906) (unaccepted)
  180. Species Scarus pyrrostethus Richardson, 1846 (unaccepted)
  181. Species Scarus qlobiceps Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  182. Species Scarus quinquevittatus Lay & Bennett, 1839 (unaccepted)
  183. Species Scarus radians Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  184. Species Scarus randalli Schultz, 1958 (unaccepted)
  185. Species Scarus rhoduropterus (Bleeker, 1861) (unaccepted)
  186. Species Scarus rivulatoides Bleeker, 1847 (unaccepted)
  187. Species Scarus rivulatus (Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775) (unaccepted)
  188. Species Scarus rostratus Poey, 1860 (unaccepted)
  189. Species Scarus rubiginoides Guichenot, 1865 (unaccepted)
  190. Species Scarus rubiginosus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  191. Species Scarus rubripinnis Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  192. Species Scarus rubrofasciatus (Smith, 1956) (unaccepted)
  193. Species Scarus rubronotatus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  194. Species Scarus russelli Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  195. Species Scarus scabriusculus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  196. Species Scarus sexvittatus Rüppell, 1835 (unaccepted)
  197. Species Scarus siculus Cocco, 1846 (unaccepted)
  198. Species Scarus siganus Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  199. Species Scarus singaporensis Bleeker, 1852 (unaccepted)
  200. Species Scarus sordidus Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  201. Species Scarus spilurus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  202. Species Scarus spinidens Guichenot, 1865 (unaccepted)
  203. Species Scarus spinidens Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (unaccepted)
  204. Species Scarus squalidus Poey, 1860 (unaccepted)
  205. Species Scarus stellatus Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted)
  206. Species Scarus strigatus Günther, 1862 (unaccepted)
  207. Species Scarus strongylocephalus Bleeker, 1855 (unaccepted)
  208. Species Scarus sumbawensis Bleeker, 1848 (unaccepted)
  209. Species Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  210. Species Scarus toshi Whitley, 1933 (unaccepted)
  211. Species Scarus trilobatus Lacepède, 1802 (unaccepted)
  212. Species Scarus troschelii Bleeker, 1853 (unaccepted)
  213. Species Scarus truncatus Poey, 1868 (unaccepted)
  214. Species Scarus turchesius Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  215. Species Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (unaccepted)
  216. Species Scarus variegatus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  217. Species Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted)
  218. Species Scarus vermiculatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928) (unaccepted)
  219. Species Scarus viridescens Rüppell, 1835 (unaccepted)
  220. Species Scarus viridifurcatus (Smith, 1956) (unaccepted)
  221. Species Scarus viridis Bloch, 1790 (unaccepted)
  222. Species Scarus viridis Bonnaterre, 1788 (unaccepted)
marine, brackish, fresh
recent + fossil
Descr. Anim.
page(s): 25 [details]   
Taxonomic remark Not preoccupied by Scarus Gronow (not available). (Eschmeyer).  
Taxonomic remark Not preoccupied by Scarus Gronow (not available). (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2024). Scarus Forsskål, 1775. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298799 on 2024-03-28
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original description Descr. Anim.
page(s): 25 [details]   

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]   

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]   

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]   

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560. [details]   

habitat flag source FishBase [details]   

original description  (of Scarus Gronow, 1763) Zoophyl., 1
page(s): 67 [details]   

original description  (of Hemistoma Swainson, 1839) N. H. Fishes, etc., 2, 172
page(s): 226 [details]   

original description  (of Margaritodon Smith, 1956) Ichthyol. Bull. Rhodes Univ. No. 1
page(s): 15 [details]   

original description  (of Erychthys Swainson, 1839) N. Hist. Classif. Fish., 2, 172 (as Erycthys; also as Erychthys p. 226). [details]   

original description  (of Loro Jordan & Evermann, 1896) Rep. U.S. Comm. Fish., 21 (1895)
page(s): 418 [details]   

original description  (of Petronason Swainson, 1839) N. H. Fishes, etc., 2, 172
page(s): 226 [details]   

original description  (of Xenoscarops Schultz, 1958) Bull. U.S. Natn. Mus. No. 214
page(s): 23 [details]   

original description  (of Calliodon Walbaum in Artedi, 1792) in Artedi, Bibl. Ichthyol., (ed. 2), 3
page(s): 649 [details]   

original description  (of Callyodon Scopoli, 1777) Introd. Hist. Nat.
page(s): 449 [details]   

original description  (of Scarops Schultz, 1958) Bull. U.S. Natn. Mus. No. 214
page(s): 23 [details]   
From other sources
Descriptive info From FishBase: Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Subfamily Scarinae [details]

Taxonomic remark Not preoccupied by Scarus Gronow (not available). (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Scarus psittacus Forsskål (not of Linnaeus) 1775 [details]

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