Scarus psittacus Common parrotfish

Scarus psittacusis commonly referred to as Common parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 1592
AphiaID:: 219125

Scientific:: Scarus psittacus
German:: Fahlnasen-Papageifisch
English:: Common Parrotfish

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > psittacus (Species)
Initial determination:: Forsskål, 1775

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, China, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Egypt, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lord Howe Island, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vietnam, Yemen
Sea depth:: 2 - 25 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae, Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis
Tank:: 439.96 gal (~ 2000L)
Difficulty:: Average
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:: 2005-09-11 12:52:05
Last edit:: 2022-08-04 20:55:32

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Forsskål, 1775

Its easy too keep in big Reeftanks, but not with little fishes.

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

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Foto: La Réunion, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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Foto: Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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