Definition of Sparisoma scarus. Meaning of Sparisoma scarus. Synonyms of Sparisoma scarus

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Definition of Sparisoma scarus

Sparisoma 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 Sparisoma scarus from wikipedia

- synonymous with Sparisoma viride. The name Sparus abildgaardi was suppressed by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature and Scarus chrysopterus...
- named Caligus atromaculatus (C.B. Wilson, 1913). Sparisoma chrysopterum was first described as Scarus chrysopterus in 1801 by the German naturalists Marcus...
- Cetoscarus, Chlorurus and Sparisoma viride. These excavating species all feed as s****ers in early juvenile stages, but Hipposcarus and Scarus, which also feed...
- The Mediterranean parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense) is a species of parrotfish found at depths up to 50 m (160 ft) along rocky s****s in the Mediterranean...
- Sparisoma aurofrenatum (common names: redband parrotfish, gutong, rainbow parrot, black parrot, and blisterside) is a species of parrotfish native to...
- Governorate, Egypt. Scarus fuscopurpureus has been estimated that adults may typically range from 34 – 41 cm. Of the family Scarus, the typical lateral...
- parrotfish (Scarus vetula), striped parrotfish (Scarus iseri), stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride), and redband parrotfish (Sparisoma aurofrenatum)...
- The stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae, inhabiting coral reefs in Florida...
- Sparisoma rubripinne, which also goes by the common names yellowtail parrotfish or redfin parrotfish is a species of parrotfish in the genus Sparisoma...
- cause. The stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) is an "excavator" and degrades the surface of coral colonies, but Scarus vetula is a "s****er", causing...