Sealife guideThe swarthy parrotfishScarus niger

Last updated on 04/20/2024 at 12:20 AM
Taxonomy
English names Swarthy ParrotfishDusky parrotfish
French namesPoisson perroquet brun
Spanish namesLoro oscuro
Scientific nameScarus niger (Forsskål, 1775)
FamilyScaridae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The swarthy parrotfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The swarthy parrotfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2012 within the category Least Concern !
The swarthy parrotfish (Scarus niger)
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Within the same genus
Blue-barred parrotfish
Blue-barred parrotfishScarus ghobban
Blue parrotfish
Blue parrotfishScarus coeruleus
Ember parrotfish
Ember parrotfishScarus rubroviolaceus
Midnight parrotfish
Midnight parrotfishScarus coelestinus
Princess parrotfish
Princess parrotfishScarus taeniopterus
Queen parrotfish
Queen parrotfishScarus vetula
Rusty parrotfish
Rusty parrotfishScarus ferrugineus
Within the same family
Bumphead parrotfish
Bumphead parrotfishBolbometopon muricatum
European parrotfish
European parrotfishSparisoma cretense
Redband parrotfish
Redband parrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Stoplight parrotfish
Stoplight parrotfishSparisoma viride
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