Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Scarus ghobban
loro barba azul, loro barbazul, Bluechin parrotfish
Size: Common to 46 cm. TP - Green to blue-green; pink central stripe on dorsal and anal fins; blue markings around pectoral fin and underside often yellowish to pinkish.
Habitat: Shallow water, most abundant in regions of coral development.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family
Scaridae
Genus
Scarus
Species
ghobban
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Callyodon apridentatus Smith, 1956, Callyodon dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840), Callyodon fuscocuneus Fowler, 1935, Callyodon ghobban (Forsskål, 1775), Callyodon guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), Callyodon speigleri Smith, 1956, Hemistoma reticulata Swainson, 1839, Pseudoscarus californiensis Pellegrin, 1901, Pseudoscarus cantori Bleeker, 1861, Pseudoscarus flavipinnis De Vis, 1885, Pseudoscarus garretti Günther, 1909, Pseudoscarus natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909, Pseudoscarus nudirostris Alleyne & Macleay, 1877, Pseudoscarus papuensis Macleay, 1883, Scarus apridentatus Smith, Scarus azureus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928, Scarus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840, Scarus fehlmanni Schultz, 1969, Scarus guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801, Scarus haridoides Bleeker, 1855, Scarus lacerta Valenciennes, 1840, Scarus maculosus Lacepède, 1802, Scarus magrathii Bennett, 1841, Scarus noyesi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903, Scarus pepo Bennett, 1830, Scarus pyrrostethus Richardson, 1846, Scarus pyrrostethus australianus Paradice, 1927, Scarus scabriusculus Valenciennes, 1840, Scarus toshi Whitley, 1933, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Taxon origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: widespread Indo-Pacific species; in the eastern Pacific from the lower Gulf of California to Panama and Galapagos, Widespread in Tropical Indo-Pacific. Southwest Gulf of California to Ecuador. Galápagos, Cocos and Malpelo Islands.
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