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Scarus purpureus
Ambiguous synonym for Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Ambiguous synonym
  Status details  
homonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
In Cuvier & Valenciennes. Permanently invalid (Ref. 46206); preoccupied by Scarus purpureus Forsskål 1775.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : 614628 | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS