Scarus persicus Gulf parrotfish

Scarus persicus is commonly referred to as Gulf parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pas pour l'aquarium!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Richard und Mary Field, Malta

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lexID:: 7299
AphiaID:: 219130

Scientific:: Scarus persicus
German:: Papageifisch
English:: Gulf Parrotfish

Category:: Poissons-Perroquet

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > persicus (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall & Bruce, 1983

Occurrence:: Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Saudi Arabia
Sea depth:: 1 - 25 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Coral polyps = corallivorous
Difficulty:: Pas pour l'aquarium!
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:: 2014-07-03 09:32:23
Last edit:: 2014-07-03 09:32:23

Info

Randall & Bruce, 1983

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

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Webpage Richard Field (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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