Scaridae
Also known as: Parrotfishes, loros, papegøyefiskfamilien, parrotfishes, poissons-perroquets, ブダイ科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Perciformes |
| Family | Scaridae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 11 |
| Species records held | 138 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 249 |
| GBIF key | 4504 |
Genera in Scaridae
- Scarus — 88 species: Scarus altipinnis, Scarus arabicus, Scarus barffi, Scarus brachivarius, Scarus caninus, Scarus capistratus, Scarus caudofasciatus, Scarus chameleon
- Chlorurus — 18 species: Chlorurus atrilunula, Chlorurus bleekeri, Chlorurus bowersi, Chlorurus capistratoides, Chlorurus cyanescens, Chlorurus enneacanthus, Chlorurus frontalis, Chlorurus genazonatus
- Sparisoma — 15 species: Sparisoma amplum, Sparisoma atomarium, Sparisoma aurofrenatum, Sparisoma axillare, Sparisoma choati, Sparisoma chrysopterum, Sparisoma cretense, Sparisoma frondosum
- Calotomus — 6 species: Calotomus carolinus, Calotomus japonicus, Calotomus preisli, Calotomus spinidens, Calotomus viridescens, Calotomus zonarchus
- Nicholsina — 3 species: Nicholsina collettei, Nicholsina denticulata, Nicholsina usta
- Cetoscarus — 2 species: Cetoscarus bicolor, Cetoscarus ocellatus
- Hipposcarus — 2 species: Hipposcarus harid, Hipposcarus longiceps
- Bolbometopon — 1 species: Bolbometopon muricatum
- Cryptotomus — 1 species: Cryptotomus roseus
- Leptoscarus — 1 species: Leptoscarus vaigiensis
- Pacuarescarus — 1 species: Pacuarescarus kussmauli
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.