Scarus

Life

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Actinopterygii

Perciformes

Scaridae

Scarinae

Scarus Forssk¥l, 1775: Margaritodon Smith, 1956; (synonym)
Mormyra Browne, 1789; (not available)
Odax Commerson, 1801; (not available, in synonym)
Novacula Catesby, 1771; (on Official Index)
Loro Jordan & Evermann, 1896; (synonym)
Petronason Swainson, 1839; (synonym)
Scarops Schultz, 1958; (synonym)
Xenoscarops Schultz, 1958; (synonym)
Calliodon Bloch & Schneider (ex Gronow), 1801; (synonym)
Callyodon Scopoli (ex Gronow), 1777; (synonym)
Hemistoma Swainson, 1839; (synonym)
Erychthys Swainson, 1839; (synonym)

Scarus altipinnis Choat & Randall, 1986

Pseudoscarus altipinnis Steindachner, 1879; (valid as)
Pseudoscarus janthochir Steindachner, 1879; (misspelling)
Scarus janthochir Steindachner, 1879; (misspelling)
Callyodon waitei Seale, 1906; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus brevifilis Gìnther, 1909; (synonym)

Scarus arabicus Bellwood, 1994

Pseudoscarus arabicus Steindachner, 1902; (valid as)

?Scarus aracanga Gìnther, 1862

?Scarus barffi Curtiss, 1938

Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857

?Scarus caninus Gronow, 1854

?Scarus capistratus Valenciennes (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1840

Scarus caudofasciatus Dor, 1984

Pseudoscarus caudofasciatus Gìnther, 1862; (valid as)
Callyodon rubrofasciatus Smith, 1956; (synonym)

Scarus chameleon Choat & Randall, 1986

Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus rostratus Shaw, 1803; (unneeded replacement)
Scarus rostratus Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus simplex Poey, 1865; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus plumbeus Bean, 1912; (synonym)

Scarus coeruleus authors

Coryphaena coerulea Edwards, 1771; (opinions 89 and 259)
Coryphaena coerulea Bloch, 1786; (opinions 89 and 259)
Coryphaena coerulea Bloch, 1786; (valid as)
Scarus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Scarus loro Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (synonym)
Scarus trilobatus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Sparus holocyaneos Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Sparus caeruleus Shaw, 1803; (synonym)
Scarus nuchalis Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Scarus obtusus Poey, 1860; (synonym)

Scarus collana Rìppell, 1835

Scarus collaris Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus ismailius Kossmann & R¤uber, 1877; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus isma¯lius Kossmann & R¤uber, 1877; (misspelling)
Scarus ghardaqensis Bebars, 1978; (synonym)

Scarus compressus Allen & Robertson, 1994

Callyodon compressus Osburn & Nichols, 1916; (valid as)

?Scarus cruciensis Forster, 1795

?Scarus cruentatus Valenciennes, 1840

?Scarus cyanotaenia Bleeker, 1854

?Scarus denticulatus Lacep¨de, 1802

Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859

Callyodon fumifrons Jordan & Seale, 1906; (synonym)
Callyodon zonularis Jordan & Seale, 1906; (synonym)

Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828

?Scarus evermanni Jordan, 1887

Scarus falcipinnis Bellwood, 1994

Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868; (valid as)
Callyodon improvisus Smith, 1956; (synonym)
Callyodon pindae Smith, 1956; (synonym)

Scarus ferrugineus Forssk¥l, 1775

Pseudoscarus aeruginosus; (synonym)
Scarus caerulescens Valenciennes (ex Ehrenberg
Scarus coerulescens Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable)
Scarus coerulescens Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
Scarus aeruginosus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus caerulescens Valenciennes (ex Ehrenberg), 1840; (synonym)
Scarus lividus Bleeker (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1862; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Pseudoscarus augustinus Kossmann & R¤uber, 1877; (synonym)
Scarus marshalli Schultz, 1958; (synonym)

Scarus festivus Valenciennes, 1840

Callyodon lunula Snyder, 1908; (synonym)
Callyodon verweyi de Beaufort, 1940; (synonym)
Scarus festivus Longley, 1941

Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958

Scarus flavomarginatus

Scarus flavo-marginatus Valenciennes, 1840; (misspelling)
Scarus flavomarginatus Valenciennes, 1840; (misspelling)

?Scarus forresti Curtiss, 1938

?Scarus forskael Lacep¨de, 1802

Scarus forsteni Choat & Randall, 1986

Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861; (valid as)
Callyodon laxtoni Whitley, 1948; (synonym)

Scarus francisci

Scarus francisci Curtiss, 1938; (valid, uncertain)

Scarus frenatus Lacep¨de, 1802

Xanothon frenatus; (valid as)
Scarus sexvittatus Rìppell, 1835; (synonym)
Scarus russellii Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Callyodon upolensis Jordan & Seale, 1906; (synonym)
Callyodon vermiculatus Fowler & Bean, 1928; (synonym)
Callyodon fuscocuneus Fowler, 1935; (synonym)
Xanothon fowleri Smith, 1956; (synonym)
Scarus randalli Schultz, 1958; (synonym)

Scarus fuscopurpureus Dor, 1984

Pseudoscarus forskalii var. fuscopurpureus Klunzinger, 1871; (valid as)
Pseudoscarus collana var. eques Steindachner, 1903; (synonym)

Scarus ghobban Forssk¥l, 1775

Scarus guttatus Bloch & Schneider (ex Sonnerat), 1801; (synonym)
Scarus maculosus Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Scarus harith Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
Scarus pepo Bennett, 1830; (synonym)
Hemistoma reticulata Swainson, 1839; (synonym)
Hemistoma reticulatum Swainson, 1839; (synonym)
Scarus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus lacerta Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus scabriusculus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus magrathii Bennett, 1841; (synonym)
Scarus pyrrostethus Richardson, 1846; (synonym)
Scarus haridoides Bleeker, 1855; (supressed)
Scarus haridoides Bleeker, 1855; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus cantori Bleeker, 1861; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus nudirostris Alleyne & Macleay, 1877; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus flavipinnis De Vis, 1885; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus californiensis Pellegrin, 1901; (synonym)
Scarus noyesi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus garretti Gìnther, 1909; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909; (synonym)
Scarus pyrrostethus australianus Paradice, 1927; (synonym)
Scarus azureus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928; (synonym)
Scarus toshi Whitley, 1933; (synonym)
Callyodon apridentatus Smith, 1956; (synonym)
Callyodon speigleri Smith, 1956; (synonym)
Scarus fehlmanni Schultz, 1969; (synonym)

Scarus globiceps Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus lepidus Jenyns, 1842; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus spilonotus Kner, 1868; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus fuscus De Vis, 1885; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus strigipinnis De Vis, 1885; (synonym)
Scarus pronus Fowler, 1900; (synonym)

Scarus guacamaia Cuvier, 1829

Scarus turchesius Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus pleianus Poey, 1861; (synonym)
Loro guacamaia Jordan & Evermann, 1896; (valid as)

Scarus hoefleri Randall, 1990

Pseudoscarus hoefleri Steindachner, 1881; (valid as)

?Scarus humeralis Poey, 1861

Scarus insulaesanctaecrucis

Scarus insulae st. crucis Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (misspelling)
Scarus insulaesanctaecrucis Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (misspelling)

Scarus iseri Bloch, 1789

Callyodon iseri Bloch, 1788; (valid as)
Scarus croicensis Bloch, 1790; (synonym)
Scarus croicensis Bloch, 1790
Erychthys croicensis Swainson, 1839; (synonym)
Scarus alternans Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus diadema Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Callyodon margarita Fowler, 1917; (synonym)

Scarus javanicus Bleeker, 1854

Scarus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1853
Scarus javanicus Bleeker, 1854; (synonym)
Scarus moensi Bleeker, 1860; (synonym)
Callyodon ogos Seale, 1910; (synonym)

?Scarus kakatoe Lacep¨de, 1802

Scarus koputea Randall & Choat, 1980

Scarus longipinnis Randall & Choat, 1980

Scarus lunulatus Valenciennes, 1840

?Scarus lydiae Curtiss, 1938

?Scarus maculatus Gronow, 1854

?Scarus makaravar Montrouzier, 1857

?Scarus maxillosus Zouiev, 1782

?Scarus mertensii Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus niger Forssk¥l, 1775

Pseudoscarus nuchipunctatus; (synonym)
Scarus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus nuchipunctatus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus erythrogenys Bleeker (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1862; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus Kner, 1865; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus niger var. viridis Klunzinger, 1871; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887; (synonym)
Callyodon maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus godeffroyi Gìnther, 1909; (synonym)
Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928; (synonym)

Scarus obishime Randall & Earle, 1993

?Scarus obscurus Ehrenberg, 1829

Scarus oktodon McAllister, 1990

Pseudocarus oktodon Bleeker, 1861; (misspelling)
Pseudoscarus oktodon Bleeker, 1861; (valid as)

Scarus ovifrons Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Pseudoscarus ovifrons; (valid as)
Pseudoscarus schlegelii Steindachner, 1887; (unavailable, in synonymy)

?Scarus pahoro Curtiss, 1938

Scarus perrico Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Scarus bennetti Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus formosus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus lauia Jordan & Evermann, 1903; (synonym)
Callyodon microps Osburn & Nichols, 1916; (synonym)
Scarus dubius Hildebrand, 1946; (1 homonym)
Scarus dubius Hildebrand, 1946; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Scarus hildebrandi Kanazawa, 1952; (1 homonym)
Scarus hildebrandi Kanazawa, 1952; (replacement)
Scarus hildebrandi Kanazawa, 1952; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Xenoscarops perrico Schultz, 1958; (valid as)

Scarus persicus Randall & Bruce, 1983

Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus chlorodon Jenyns, 1842; (synonym)
Scarus singaporensis Bleeker, 1852; (synonym)
Scarus janthochir Bleeker, 1853; (synonym)

Scarus psittacus Forssk¥l, 1775

Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus hertit Valenciennes (ex Ehrenberg), 1840; (synonym)
Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus balinensis Bleeker, 1849; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus forskalii Klunzinger, 1871; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus filholi Sauvage, 1880; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus labiosus Macleay, 1883; (synonym)
Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901; (synonym)
Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901; (synonym)
Scarus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1903; (synonym)
Callyodon erythacus Jordan & Seale, 1906; (synonym)
Callyodon hornbosteli Fowler, 1925; (synonym)
Scarus galena Jordan [E. K.], 1925; (synonym)
Xanothon carifanus Smith, 1956; (synonym)
Xanothon parvidens Smith, 1956; (synonym)

?Scarus psittacuscaroli Curtiss, 1938

Scarus pyrrhurus Choat & Randall, 1986

Chlorurus pyrrhurus; (valid as)
Callyodon abacurus Jordan & Seale, 1906; (synonym)
Callyodon pyrrhurus Jordan & Seale, 1906; (valid as)
Callyodon philippinus Fowler, 1918; (synonym)

?Scarus quadrispinosus Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus chrysopomus Bleeker, 1847; (synonym)
Callyodon mutabilis Gronow, 1854; (synonym)
Callyodon mutabilis Gronow, 1854
Pseudoscarus moresbyensis Macleay, 1883; (synonym)
Callyodon hadji Seale, 1910; (synonym)

Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus sidjan Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Scarus sidjan Lacep¨de, 1802; (unneeded replacement)
Scarus arcuatus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus fasciatus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus micrognathos Bleeker, 1847; (synonym)
Scarus rivulatoides Bleeker, 1847; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus flavolineatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877; (synonym)

?Scarus rufescens Walbaum, 1792

Scarus rurk

Scarus rurk Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)

Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus oviceps Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus pectoralis Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus flavomaculatus Bliss, 1883; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus zonatus Macleay, 1883; (synonym)
Callyodon lazulinus Jordan & Seale, 1906; (synonym)

Scarus scarpellonis

Scarus scarpellonis Curtiss, 1938; (valid, uncertain)

Scarus schlegeli Kishimioto, 1984

Pseudoscarus pentazona Bleeker, 1861; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus schlegeli Bleeker, 1861; (valid as)
Scarus cypho Seale, 1901; (synonym)

Scarus sophiae

Scarus sophiae Curtiss, 1938; (valid, uncertain)

Scarus sordidus

Scarus erythrodon Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus mentalis Valenciennes (ex Ehrenberg), 1840; (synonym)
Scarus nigricans Valenciennes (ex Ehrenberg), 1840; (synonym)
Scarus purpureus Valenciennes, 1840; (1 homonym)
Scarus purpureus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus spilurus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus variegatus Valenciennes, 1840; (synonym)
Scarus gymnognathos Bleeker, 1853; (synonym)
Scarus celebicus Bleeker, 1854; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus margaritus Cartier, 1874; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus goldiei Macleay, 1883; (synonym)
Callyodon cyanogrammus Jordan & Seale, 1906; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus vitriolinus Bryan, 1906; (synonym)
Callyodon albipunctatus Seale, 1910; (synonym)
Callyodon rostratus Seale, 1910; (2 homonym)
Callyodon rostratus Seale, 1910; (synonym)
Callyodon bipallidus Smith, 1956; (synonym)
Xanothon bipallidus Smith, 1956; (synonym)

Scarus spinus Kishimioto, 1984

Pseudoscarus spinus Kner, 1868; (valid as)
Callyodon kelloggii Jordan & Seale, 1906; (synonym)

?Scarus striatus Valenciennes, 1840

?Scarus sumbawensis Bleeker, 1848

Scarus taeniopterus Desmarest, 1831

Pseudoscarus lineolatus Poey, 1867; (synonym)
Scarus virginalis Jordan & Swain, 1884; (synonym)
Scarus bollmani Jordan & Evermann, 1887; (synonym)
Scarus emblematicus Jordan & Rutter, 1897; (synonym)

?Scarus teatae Curtiss, 1938

?Scarus teresae Curtiss, 1938

Scarus tricolor Bleeker, 1847

Scarus cyanognathos Bleeker, 1847; (synonym)
Callyodon elerae Jordan & Seale, 1907; (synonym)
Callyodon latifasciatus Seale & Bean, 1907; (synonym)
Callyodon viridibusius Fowler & Bean, 1928; (synonym)
Scarus visayanus Herre, 1933; (synonym)
Callyodon mus Smith, 1956; (synonym)
Callyodon urbanus Smith, 1959; (synonym)

?Scarus trispinosus Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus vetula Bloch & Schneider (ex Parra), 1801

Scarus acutus Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Scarus superbus Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Pseudoscarus gnathodus Poey, 1867; (synonym)
Scarus cuzamilae Bean, 1891; (synonym)
Scarus nigrescens Meek & Hildebrand, 1928; (synonym)
Scarus roseiventer Fowler, 1944; (synonym)

?Scarus virens Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus viridifucatus Randall, 1994

Callyodon malindiensis Smith, 1956; (synonym)
Callyodon viridifucatus Smith, 1956; (valid as)

Scarus xanthopleura Bleeker, 1853

Scarus atropectoralis Schultz, 1958; (synonym)

Scarus zufar Randall & Hoover, 1995

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The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by; e-mail: Igor Sheremetyev; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.

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