Scarus maculipinna Spot fin parrotfish

Scarus maculipinna is commonly referred to as Spot fin 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.

Ukkrit Satapoomin, Thailand

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AphiaID:: 398574

Scientific:: Scarus maculipinna
German:: Papageifisch
English:: Spot Fin Parrotfish

Category:: Poissons-Perroquet

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > maculipinna (Species)
Initial determination:: Westneat, Satapoomin & Randall, 2007

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indonesia, Java, Myanmar, Sumatra, Thailand
Sea depth:: 3 - 15 Meter
Size:: up to 7.48" (19 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant
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:

Data deficient (DD)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-01-28 18:29:55
Last edit:: 2016-01-28 18:29:55

Info

Westneat, Satapoomin & Randall, 2007

The Spot fin parrotfish occurs in shallow water on coral reefs with high coral cover; primarily on reef crest and slope habitats in a depth range from 3 - 15 meters.

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

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Terminal phase

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