Scarus ferrugineus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labroidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Labroidei

Familia: Scaridae
Subfamilia: Scarinae
Genus: Scarus
Species: Scarus ferrugineus

Name

Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775

Neotype: BPBM 18158. Neotype selected by Randall & Ormond 1978:245. Type catalog: Fricke 2008:50.

Type locality: Dahab, northwestern coast of Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 12 meters.

Synonyms

  • Scarus aeruginosus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Scarus caerulescens Valenciennes, 1840
  • Pseudoscarus augustinus Kossmann & Räuber 1877
  • Scarus marshalli Schultz, 1958

References

  • Forsskål, P. 1775. Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae. Descriptiones animalium quae in itinere ad Maris Australis terras per annos 1772 1773 et 1774 suscepto. 1–20 + i–xxxiv + 1–164, map.
  • Cuvier, G. & Valenciennes, A. 1840. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris. v. 14: i–xxii + 2 pp. + 1–464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389–420. BHL [Valenciennes authored volume. i–xx + 1–344 in Strasbourg edition. Published as 1839.] Reference page. 
  • Kossmann, R.A. & Räuber, H. 1877. Fische. Wissenschftliche Reise in die Küstengebiete des Rothen Meeres. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorisch-Medizinischen Vereins zu Heidelberg v. 1: 378-420, Pl. 3–4. ZooBank: 9FE62E4B-3879-45F8-918F-CC7CC3EB7012 Reference page. 
  • Schultz, L.P. 1958. Review of the parrotfishes family Scaridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 214: i–v + 1–143, Pls. 1–27. BHL Reference page.  [See page 88.]
  • Randall, J.E. & Ormond, F.G. 1978. On the Red Sea parrotfishes of Forsskål, Scarus psittacus and S. ferrugineus. The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 63(3): 239–248. Reference page. 
  • Fricke, R. 2008. Authorship, availability and validity of fish names described by Peter (Pehr) Simon Forsskål and Johann Christian Fabricius in the 'Descriptiones animalium' by Carsten Niebuhr in 1775 (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 1: 1–76. ResearchGate Reference page.  [See page 50.]

Additional references

  • Bellwood, D.R. 2001. Family Scaridae. In: Carpenter & Niem 2001. Species identification guide for fishery purposes. Bony fishes part 4. 6: 3468–3492, Pls. VI–XIV.

Vernacular names

English: Rusty Parrotfish
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