Definition of Scarus. Meaning of Scarus. Synonyms of Scarus

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Definition of Scarus

Scarus
Scarus Sca"rus, n. [L. See Scar a kind of fish.] (Zo["o]l.) A Mediterranean food fish (Sparisoma scarus) of excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; -- called also parrot fish.

Meaning of Scarus from wikipedia

- species, Scarus hoefleri in the eastern Atlantic. The genus name Scarus comes from the Gr**** word σκάρος (skáros), which refers to parrotfishes. Scarus is most...
- Swainson, 1839 (18 species) genus Hipposcarus Smith, 1956 (2 species) genus Scarus Forsskål, 1775 (53 species) subtribe Sparisomatina genus Calotomus Gilbert...
- and in deeper waters. Scarus ghobban grows quickly and can live up to 13 years. It tends to congregate in small schools. Scarus ghobban can rotate their...
- similar to those of Scarus forsteni, the most notable difference being that S. tricolor has a yellow inner pectoral axil. Scarus tricolor is a widespread...
- The blue parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus) is a member of the parrotfish genus Scarus. It is found on coral reefs in shallow water in the tropical and subtropical...
- occurs at depths from 1–60 m with a temperature range of 24-28 °C. Scarus zelindae and Scarus trispinosus are the only parrotfish species that are endemic to...
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scarus flavipectoralis". FishBase. December 2019 version. Photos of Scarus flavipectoralis on Sealife Collection...
- Scarus falcipinnis is a species of fish of the Scaridae family in the order Perciformes. It is located in coastal waters of Oman, Mozambique, Seyc****es...
- (eds.). "Scarus p****gnathos". FishBase. December 2019 version. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Scarus p****gnathos"...
- Scarus festivus, the festive parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish in the family Scaridae. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific...