Scarus frenatus

Scarus frenatusis commonly referred to as Bridled parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Chumbe Island 2013, Sansibar, Tansania, Ost-Afrika

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lexID:: 2790
AphiaID:: 219113

Scientific:: Scarus frenatus
German:: Grünbürzel-Papageifisch
English:: Bridled Parrotfish

Category:: Papegøjefisk
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > frenatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Lacepède, 1802

Sea depth:: 1 - 25 Meter
Size:: bis zu 47cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Tank:: ~ 3000 Liter
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:: 2009-04-12 08:47:58
Last edit:: 2020-12-11 18:25:36

Info

Lacepède, 1802

Usually found on exposed outer reefs, sometimes in very shallow water. Juveniles occur among coral and rubble of lagoon reefs. Grazes on benthic algae. Generally solitary. Often in schools of mixed species when feeding. For more Infos click to the Link to Fishbase.

Family: Scaridae (Parrotfishes),
subfamily: Scarinae
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

Synonyms:
Callyodon frenatus (Lacepède, 1802)
Callyodon sexvittatus (Rüppell, 1835)
Callyodon upolensis Jordan & Seale, 1906
Callyodon vermiculatus Fowler & Bean, 1928
Scarus randalli Schultz, 1958
Scarus sexvittatus Rüppell, 1835
Scarus vermiculatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928)

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 frenatus (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.

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Male

Foto: Chumbe Island 2013, Sansibar, Tansania, Ost-Afrika

Scarus frenatus - Grünbürzel-Papageifisch - Malediven - Thudufushi - Hausriff

Female

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