genus
Parrotfishes
Scarus
Field notes
Scarus is a genus of parrotfishes. With 52 currently recognised extant species, it is by far the largest parrotfish genus. The vast majority are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific, but a small number of species are found in the warmer parts of the eastern Pacific and the western Atlantic, with a single species, Scarus hoefleri in the eastern Atlantic.
The genus name Scarus comes from the Greek word σκάρος (skáros), which refers to parrotfishes.
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- Blue-barred Parrotfish present
- Redlip Parrotfish present
- Striped Parrotfish presumed native
- Palenose Parrotfish present
- Sixband Parrotfish present
- Queen Parrotfish presumed native
- Surf Parrotfish
- Rainbow Parrotfish presumed native
- Princess Parrotfish presumed native
- Yellowbar Parrotfish present
- Rusty Parrotfish
- Darkcap Parrotfish present
- Greencheek Parrotfish
- Greenblotch Parrotfish
- Blue Parrotfish presumed native
- Bluepatch Parrotfish present
- Midnight Parrotfish presumed native
- Regal Parrotfish
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided