Marine
Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Callyodon apridentatus Smith, 1956 |
synonym | Callyodon dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840) |
synonym | Callyodon fuscocuneus Fowler, 1935 |
synonym | Callyodon ghobban (Forsskål, 1775) |
synonym | Callyodon guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
synonym | Callyodon speigleri Smith, 1956 |
synonym | Hemistoma reticulata (Swainson, 1839) |
synonym | Pseudoscarus californiensis Pellegrin, 1901 |
synonym | Pseudoscarus cantori Bleeker, 1861 |
synonym | Pseudoscarus flavipinnis De Vis, 1885 |
synonym | Pseudoscarus garretti Günther, 1909 |
synonym | Pseudoscarus natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909 |
synonym | Pseudoscarus nudirostris Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 |
synonym | Pseudoscarus papuensis Macleay, 1883 |
synonym | Scarus azureus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 |
synonym | Scarus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840 |
synonym | Scarus fehlmanni Schultz, 1969 |
synonym | Scarus ghoban Forsskål, 1775 |
synonym | Scarus guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
synonym | Scarus haridoides Bleeker, 1855 |
synonym | Scarus lacerta Valenciennes, 1840 |
synonym | Scarus maculosus Lacepède, 1802 |
synonym | Scarus magrathii Bennett, 1841 |
synonym | Scarus noyesi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 |
synonym | Scarus pepo Bennett, 1830 |
synonym | Scarus pyrrostethus australianus Paradice, 1927 |
synonym | Scarus pyrrostethus Richardson, 1846 |
synonym | Scarus reticulata Swainson, 1839 |
synonym | Scarus scabriusculus Valenciennes, 1840 |
synonym | Scarus toshi Whitley, 1933 |
🗒 Common Names
Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian |
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📚 Overview
Brief
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Diagnostic Keys
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Description
Distinctive yellow and blue-barred primary phase; terminal phase resembles that of S. forsteni.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
Sex change occurs at 29.0 cm TL and 7 years of age .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Size
Max Length
90 TL (unsexed)
Size
90.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; ); max. reported age: 13 years
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Trophic Strategy
Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs , in slopes and drop-offs . Males common in atolls where they live mainly around the inner and outer edges of barrier reefs at depths of about 30 ft; females prefer deeper habitat . Small juveniles inshore on algae reef habitat. Enters silty, murky environments . Adults solitary (but may sometimes occur in small groups), juveniles in groups . Feeds by scraping algae from rocks and corals . Roving hervivore .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Marine
Habitat reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 3 - 36 m
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Description
Remark
Found in the Gulf of Mannavius, Manopian area, Laccadives and coastal areas of India
Occurrence
native
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and Algoa Bay, South Africa to Rapa and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Perth, New South Wales. Likely at Seychelles . Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador . Eastern Mediterranean: off the coast of Shiqmona, first Lessepsian immigrant of Family Scaridae .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Uses and Management
Uses
fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=5548, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Information Listing
References
Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
- Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
Overview > Diagnostic > Description
- Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
Natural History > Life Cycle
- Allsop, D.J. and S.A. West 2003 Constant relative age and size at sex change for sequentially hermaphroditic fish. J. Evol. Biol. 16(2003):921-929.
Natural History > Size
- Sousa, M.I. and M. Dias 1981 Catalogo de peixes de Moçambique - Zona Sul. Instituto de Desenvolvimento Pesqueiro, Maputo. 121 p. Grandcourt, E.M. 2002 Demographic characteristics of a selection of exploited reef fish from the Seychelles: preliminary study. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 53:123-130.
Natural History > Trophic Strategy
- Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose 1984 Food habits of teleostean reef fishes in Okinawa Island, southern Japan. University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, Japan. 128 p.
Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
- Humann, P. and N. Deloach 1993 Reef fish identification. Galapagos. New World Publications, Inc., Florida. 267 p.
Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
- Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p.
Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
- 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
Uses and Management > Uses
- Wantiez, L. 1993 Les poissons des fonds meubles du lagon Nord et de la Baie de Saint-Vincent de Nouvelle-Caledonie: Description des peuplements, structure et fonctionnement des communautes. Ph.D. Thesis, Universite d" Aix-Marseille II, France. Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III 1990 Dr. Burgess"s atlas of marine aquarium fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 768 p.
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Actinopterygii |
Order | Perciformes |
Family | Scaridae |
Genus | Scarus |
Species | Scarus ghobban Forsskål 1775 |
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