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

- parrotfish) Scarus arabicus (Steindachner, 1902) (Arabian parrotfish) Scarus caudofasciatus (Günther, 1862) (red-barred parrotfish) Scarus chameleon Choat...
- 13 cm (5.1 in). Some parrotfish species, including the queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula), secrete a mucus cocoon, particularly at night. Prior to going to...
- 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...
- 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...
- This species is utilised as food. It is the type species of the genus Scarus. Scarus psittacus attains a standard length of 30 centimetres (12 in). The dorsal...
- al. (2006). "Site Fidelity and Movement of the Parrotfishes Scarus coeruleus and Scarus taeniopterus at Conch reef (northern Florida Keys)". Caribbean...
- Daniel (eds.). "Scarus quoyi". FishBase. February 2015 version. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Scarus quoyi". Catalog...
- (2019). "Scarus vetula Bloch & Schneider, 1801". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 June 2019. "Queen Parrotfish (Scarus vetula)"....
- Scarus spinus, the Greensnout parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Labridae. Scarus spinus can reach a total...
- The ****snout parrotfish (Scarus ovifrons) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae which is famous for its characteristic...