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Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 5 - 75 m (Ref. 9710), usually ? - 20 m. Tropical; 34°N - 26°S, 99°W - 32°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and Bahamas to French Guiana.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 77.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 13628); common length : 50.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 3802); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 7.0 kg (Ref. 5217); अधिकतम सूचित उम्र: 31 वर्षो (Ref. 130677)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 9; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 10; गुदा कांटा: 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 11. With blue-green teeth. Adults generally black or blue-black, with centers of scales and unscaled part of head bright blue, and blue band between eyes. Only large black or blue-black parrotfish in the Caribbean (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs from rocky coastal reefs to seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Often in schools, feeding with surgeonfishes by scraping off algae from rocks or dead coral (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh and salted (Ref. 5217).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97. (Ref. 35918)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (संदर्भ
123201): 25.3 - 28, mean 27.3 °C (based on 96 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.00843 - 0.02981), b=3.05 (2.89 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 2.0 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): बहुत नीचे, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 14 महीने। (tmax=31).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 23.8 [15.2, 42.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.624 [0.431, 0.945] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.6, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0867 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 25.9 [16.0, 42.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 37.4 [11.4, 121.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.83 [1.36, 2.36] mg/100g (wet weight);
