Scarus obishime Yellowtail Parrotfish

Scarus obishime is commonly referred to as Yellowtail Parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

Foto: Chichi-jima, Japan

Foto von Earle, J.L
Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:: 10433
AphiaID:: 276055

Scientific:: Scarus obishime
German:: Papageifisch
English:: Yellowtail Parrotfish

Category:: Papegøjefisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > obishime (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall & Earle, 1993

Occurrence:: Japan, Ogasawara Islands
Sea depth:: 3 - 55 Meter
Size:: up to 27.56" (70 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 24,2 °F (°C - 24,2°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Data deficient (DD)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-02-13 10:50:49
Last edit:: 2017-02-13 19:42:32

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Randall & Earle, 1993

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

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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