Scarus globiceps Globehead Parrotfish, Speckled Parrotfish, Violet-lined Parrotfish, Violet-lined Parrot-fish

Scarus globicepsis commonly referred to as Globehead Parrotfish, Speckled Parrotfish, Violet-lined Parrotfish, Violet-lined Parrot-fish . Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: La Réunion, Westlicher INdischer Ozean

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lexID:: 10434
AphiaID:: 219104

Scientific:: Scarus globiceps
German:: Papageifisch
English:: Globehead Parrotfish, Speckled Parrotfish, Violet-lined Parrotfish, Violet-lined Parrot-fish

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > globiceps (Species)
Initial determination:: Valenciennes, 1840

Occurrence:: Djibouti, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, Caroline Island, China, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Flores, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Lord Howe Island, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Réunion , Samoa, South-Africa, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Tonga, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 10 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 17.72" (45 cm)
Temperature:: 24,8 °F - 29,0 °F (24,8°C - 29,0°C)
Food:: Algae, Aquatic plant
Tank:: 659.94 gal (~ 3000L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-02-13 12:43:00
Last edit:: 2017-02-13 19:57:31

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Valenciennes, 1840

Synonymsk:
Callyodon globiceps (Valenciennes, 1840)
Callyodon lepidus (Jenyns, 1842)
Pseudocarus spilonotus Kner, 1868
Pseudoscarus fuscus De Vis, 1885
Pseudoscarus strigipinnis De Vis, 1885
Scarus lepidus Jenyns, 1842
Scarus pronus Fowler, 1900
Scarus qlobiceps Valenciennes, 1840

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarinae (Subfamily) > Scarus (Genus) > Scarus globiceps (Species)

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Male

Foto: D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papau-Neuguinea

Semiadult

Half-Mile Passage, Great Barrier Reef, Australien

Terminal phase

Foto: La Réunion, Westlicher INdischer Ozean

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