Scarus dimidiatus
Scarus dimidiatus, also known as the yellowbarred parrotfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia east to Samoa as far north as the Ryukyu Islands and as far south as the Great Barrier Reef.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Scarus |
| Species: | S. dimidiatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859 | |
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Ecology
This species lives in coral-filled waters in protected reefs. This species lives in depths of 1 to 12m.[1]
References
- Myers, R.; Choat, J.H.; Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Scarus dimidiatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190739A17789308. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190739A17789308.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Scarus dimidiatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
External links
- Photos of Scarus dimidiatus on Sealife Collection
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