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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: Kner.						
					
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range					
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					بحري مرتبطة بالشعاب;  نطاق العمق 0 - 30 m (Ref. 128797), usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical; 30°N -   24°S				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Pacific Ocean:  Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean (Ref. 30874), then from the Philippines to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.
				
				 
			
			
				
					الحجم / وزن / العمر
				
				
				
					النضج: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 30.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 2334)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
				
					الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 9; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 10; شوكة شرجية: 3; أشعه شرجية لينه: 9. Males distinct and head looks bright yellow underwater; females drab with white teeth and some pale spots (Ref. 48636).  Scales large.  4 median predorsal scales; a transverse pair of smaller scales which overlap medially in mid-dorsal line located directly anterior to 1st median scale; 3 scale rows on cheek, lower row with 1-2 (usually 2) scales.  Caudal fin slightly rounded to truncate in initial phase; moderately to deeply emarginate in terminal phase.  Adults in initial phase without canines on upper plate, 1 on lower; terminal-phase fish with 1-2 canines on upper and lower plates.  Lips largely or entirely cover dental plates.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Inhabits coral-rich areas of outer lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710).  Usually solitary (Ref. 9710).  Females usually in small groups with a male nearby; they may mix with females of similar species (Ref. 48636).  An uncommon fish patchily distributed through much of its range.			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Life cycle and mating behavior					
					النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae				
				
				
				
				Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).				
				 
			
			 
				
				
				
					Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						IUCN Red List Status   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (مرجع 
123201): 25 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 2066 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (مرجع 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00422 - 0.02368), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 
93245).
					
					مستوى غذائي  (مرجع 
69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						المرونه  (مرجع 
120179):  عالي, الحد  الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع  أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100). 
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						Nutrients  (Ref. 
124155):  Calcium = 56.3 [31.4, 96.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.782 [0.504, 1.329] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.0, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.058 [0.034, 0.099] g/100g; Selenium = 20.3 [10.3, 37.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 50.8 [12.7, 199.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.5 [1.8, 3.4] mg/100g (wet weight);