Biology:Scarus forsteni

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Scarus forsteni
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Scarus
Species:
S. forsteni
Binomial name
Scarus forsteni
(Bleeker, 1861)
Synonyms[2]
  • Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861
  • Callyodon forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)
  • Callyodon laxtoni Whitley, 1948

Scarus forsteni, commonly known as the whitespot parrotfish, or Forsten's parrotfish, is a marine fish native to tropical areas in the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs and feeds on benthic algae.[3]

References

  1. Myers, R.; Choat, J.H.; Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S. et al. (2012). "Scarus forsteni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T190747A66523750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190747A66523750.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190747/66523750. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Scarus forsteni" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. McGrouther, Mark (15 February 2013). "Whitespot Parrotfish, Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)". nature culture discover. Australian Museum. http://australianmuseum.net.au/whitespot-parrotfish-scarus-forsteni. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3454170 entry