| Scarus psittacus |
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| female |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Actinopterygii |
| Order: |
Labriformes |
| Family: |
Labridae |
| Genus: |
Scarus |
| Species: |
S. psittacus |
| Binomial name |
Scarus psittacus
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| Synonyms |
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- Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840
- Xanothon venosus (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Scarus hertit Valenciennes, 1840
- Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840
- Callyodon forsteri (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840
- Scarus balinensis Bleeker, 1849
- Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857
- Callyodon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857)
- Xanothon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857)
- Pseudocarus oktodon Bleeker, 1861
- Scarus oktodon (Bleeker, 1861)
- Xanothon oktodon (Bleeker, 1861)
- Pseudoscarus forskalii Klunzinger, 1871
- Scarus forskalii (Klunzinger, 1871)
- Pseudoscarus filholi Sauvage, 1880
- Pseudoscarus labiosus Macleay, 1883
- Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901
- Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901
- Scarus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1903
- Callyodon erythacus Jordan & Seale, 1906
- Callyodon hornbosteli Fowler, 1925
- Scarus galena Jordan, 1925
- Xanothon carifanus J.L.B. Smith, 1956
- Xanothon parvidens J.L.B. Smith, 1956
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Scarus psittacus, the common parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. Other common names for this species include the palenose parrotfish, Batavian parrotfish and the rosy-cheek parrotfish. It has a wide distribution in the Indo-Pacific region where it is associated with coral reefs. This species is utilised as food. It is the type species of the genus Scarus.