Scarus oviceps Dark capped parrotfish

Scarus ovicepsis commonly referred to as Dark capped parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 2500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 7511
AphiaID:: 219111

Scientific:: Scarus oviceps
German:: Papageifisch
English:: Dark Capped Parrotfish

Category:: Parrotfishes

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

Occurrence:: American Samoa, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, Borneo (Kalimantan), Caroline Island, China, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Eastern Indian Ocean, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moorea, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Tahiti, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Society Islands, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vietnam, Wake Atoll, Western Australia
Sea depth:: 1 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 13.78" (35 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C)
Food:: Algae, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Frozen Food (large sort)
Tank:: 549.95 gal (~ 2500L)
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:: 2014-09-08 13:18:53
Last edit:: 2020-08-02 14:47:18

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Scarus oviceps Valenciennes, 1840
Dark capped parrotfish

Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 10 m. Also found in lagoons and coastal and outer reefs to 20 m deep. Occurs singly. May also form groups.

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

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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