Scarus_prasiognathos

<i>Scarus prasiognathos</i>

Scarus prasiognathos

Species of fish

Scarus prasiognathos, the Singapore parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans, where it lives in coral reefs.[2]

Quick Facts Scarus prasiognathos, Conservation status ...

This species was first formally described in 1840 by the French naturalist Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865) with the type locality given as New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago.[3]

  • immature juvenile
  • initial phase (female)
  • final phase (male)

References

  1. [1]
    Allen, G. (2012). "Scarus prasiognathos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T154676A17898392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T154676A17898392.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Scarus prasiognathos" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. [3]
    Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Scarus prasiognathos". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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