Scarus dubius Regal parrot

Scarus dubius is commonly referred to as Regal parrot. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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lexID:: 10426
AphiaID:: 219094

Scientific:: Scarus dubius
German:: Papageifisch
English:: Regal Parrot

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > dubius (Species)
Initial determination:: Bennett, 1828

Occurrence:: Hawaii, Midway Islands
Sea depth:: 1 - 20 Meter
Size:: 10.24" - 15.35" (26,4cm - 39,80cm)
Temperature:: 22,5 °F - 26,6 °F (22,5°C - 26,6°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
Tank:: 439.96 gal (~ 2000L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-02-11 17:46:26
Last edit:: 2017-02-11 20:47:44

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Bennett, 1828

Synonyms:
Callyodon bennetti (Valenciennes, 1840)
Callyodon dubius (Bennett, 1828)
Callyodon lauia (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
Scarius dubius Bennett, 1828
Scarus bennetti Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus formosus Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus lauia Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarinae (Subfamily) > Scarus (Genus) > Scarus dubius (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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