Biology:Calotomus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Calotomus | |
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| Calotomus carolinus, Carolines parrotfish | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Calotomus Gilbert, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890[1]
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| Species | |
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5 extant, see text | |
Calotomus is a parrotfish genus from the Indo-Pacific, with a single species ranging into the warmer parts of the east Pacific. Compared to most of their relatives, their colours are relatively dull. Several species in this genus are associated with sea grass beds, but most can also be seen at reefs.
Species
The genus includes these extant species:[2]
- Calotomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Carolines parrotfish)
- Calotomus japonicus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Japanese parrotfish)
- Calotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Spinytooth parrotfish)
- Calotomus viridescens (Rüppell, 1835) (Viridescent parrotfish)
- Calotomus zonarchus (Jenkins, 1903) (Yellowbar parrotfish)
The fossil species, Calotomus preisli has been recovered from middle Miocene beds from Austria, suggesting the Paratethys Sea might have been tropical.[3]
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Calotomus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=4447.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Calotomus Species of 'Calotomus' in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ↑ Bellwood, David R.; Schultz, Ortwin (1991). "A Review of the Fossil Record of the Parrotfishes (Labroidei: Scaridae) with a Description of a New Calotomus Species from the Middle Miocene (Badenian) of Austria". Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 92: 55–71. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ANNA_92A_0055-0071.pdf.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). Species of Calotomus in FishBase. December 2009 version.
- Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
Wikidata ☰ Q857606 entry
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