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Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775

Common parrotfish
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Forsskål.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin récifal; profondeur 2 - 25 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical; 36°N - 35°S, 30°E - 123°W

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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Sodwana Bay, South Africa (Ref. 5490) and east to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Shark Bay, Western Australia and Lord Howe Island.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm 12.6, range 11 - 14.8 cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 125599); poids max. publié: 1.8 kg (Ref. 125599); âge max. reporté: 5 années (Ref. 13619)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: median predorsal scales 4; 2 scale rows on cheek, 1(5-7), 2(4-7); pectoral-fin rays 13-15 (usually 14); female usually 1 conical tooth on side of upper dental plate, terminal male with single tooth on side of lower dental plate, lips largely covering dental plates; caudal fin slightly emarginate in small female to deeply emarginate in large TP male. Colour of male green to pale brownish with salmon pink or bluish scale margins, a lavender-grey snout, bluish to lavender caudal fin and the nuptial male with a brilliant yellow body; female overall reddish brown to grey, usually pale snout (Ref. 90102).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth (Ref. 1602). Found over corals (Ref. 5213, 58652). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools (Ref. 2334). Graze on benthic algae (Ref. 3488). Secrete a mucus cocoon (Ref. 1602).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Westneat, Mark | Collaborateurs

Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 September 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 130160)





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.7 - 29, mean 28.1 °C (based on 2928 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.01283 - 0.01870), b=3.04 (3.00 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=0.35; tmax=5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 62.3 [39.0, 112.6] mg/100g; Iron = 1.12 [0.74, 1.78] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.6, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0906 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 25.9 [15.1, 44.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 25.9 [7.2, 99.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.66 [1.95, 3.62] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.