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Scarus forsteni

Conservation status


Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Scarus
Species:
S. forsteni
Binomial name
Scarus forsteni

(Bleeker, 1861)

Synonyms[2]
  • Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861
  • Callyodon forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)
  • Callyodon laxtoni Whitley, 1948

Scarus forsteni, commonly known as the whitespot parrotfish, or Forsten's parrotfish, is a marine fish native to tropical areas in the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs and feeds on benthic algae.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Myers, R.; Choat, J.H.; Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Scarus forsteni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190747A66523750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190747A66523750.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  • ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Scarus forsteni"inFishBase. December 2019 version.
  • ^ McGrouther, Mark (15 February 2013). "Whitespot Parrotfish, Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)". nature culture discover. Australian Museum. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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