Sealife guideThe blue parrotfishScarus coeruleus
Last updated on 04/22/2024 at 12:06 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Blue parrotfish
- French name: Poisson perroquet bleu
- Scientific name: Scarus coeruleus (Edwards, 1771)
- Family name: Scaridae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The blue parrotfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The blue parrotfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2012 within the category Least Concern !
The blue parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus)
The blue parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus)
Within the same genus
Blue-barred parrotfish
(Scarus ghobban)
(Scarus ghobban)
Ember parrotfish
(Scarus rubroviolaceus)
(Scarus rubroviolaceus)
Midnight parrotfish
(Scarus coelestinus)
(Scarus coelestinus)
Princess parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
(Scarus taeniopterus)
Queen parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
(Scarus vetula)
Rusty parrotfish
(Scarus ferrugineus)
(Scarus ferrugineus)
Swarthy Parrotfish
(Scarus niger)
(Scarus niger)
Within the same family
Bumphead parrotfish
(Bolbometopon muricatum)
(Bolbometopon muricatum)
European parrotfish
(Sparisoma cretense)
(Sparisoma cretense)
Redband parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
Stoplight parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
(Sparisoma viride)
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(Diplodus vulgaris)
(Diplodus vulgaris)
Ornate wrasse
(Thalassoma pavo)
(Thalassoma pavo)
Pinktail triggerfish
(Melichthys vidua)
(Melichthys vidua)
Saddled seabream
(Oblada melanurus)
(Oblada melanurus)
Seychelles anemonefish
(Amphiprion fuscocaudatus)
(Amphiprion fuscocaudatus)
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(Parapercis hexophtalma)
(Parapercis hexophtalma)
Surge wrasse
(Thalassoma purpureum)
(Thalassoma purpureum)
Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
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