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Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Klunzinger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 20 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (Ref. 8883) and Somalia (Ref. 30573).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 8883)
Occurs in shallow water, often over sand or weed bottoms with coral heads (Ref. 9710). Found in pairs or small groups (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97. (Ref. 35918)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.8 - 29.2, mean 27.5 °C (based on 375 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 42.1 [27.4, 69.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.77 [0.54, 1.17] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.5, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0863 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 17.5 [11.0, 27.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 49.9 [15.4, 163.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.3 [1.7, 3.0] mg/100g (wet weight);