Scarus fuscocaudalis Darktail parrotfish

Scarus fuscocaudalis is commonly referred to as Darktail 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: Ryukyu Islands, Kerama Island, Okinawa, Japan

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lexID:: 10435
AphiaID:: 276047

Scientific:: Scarus fuscocaudalis
German:: Papageifisch
English:: Darktail Parrotfish

Category:: Poissons-Perroquet

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > fuscocaudalis (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall & Myers, 2000

Occurrence:: Bali, China, Guam, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 20 - 45 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 28,5 °F (°C - 28,5°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
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:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-02-13 16:23:16
Last edit:: 2017-02-13 20:09:38

Info

Randall & Myers, 2000

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 fuscocaudalis (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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Male

Foto: Ryukyu Islands, Kerama Island, Okinawa, Japan

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