Leptoscarus vaigiensis Marbled Parrotfish, Blue-spotted Parrotfish, Marbled Parrot-fish, Slender Parrotfish

Leptoscarus vaigiensis is commonly referred to as Marbled Parrotfish, Blue-spotted Parrotfish, Marbled Parrot-fish, Slender Parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 219091

Scientific:: Leptoscarus vaigiensis
German:: Marmorierter Papageifisch, Seegras Papageifisch
English:: Marbled Parrotfish, Blue-spotted Parrotfish, Marbled Parrot-fish, Slender Parrotfish

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Leptoscarus (Genus) > vaigiensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1824

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, Admiralty Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, Brunei Darussalam, Central Pazific, China, Comores, Cook Islands, East Africa, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Eastern Indian Ocean, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Territory (Australia), Ogasawara Islands, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South America, Southeast Atlantic, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, The Bahamas, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen, Zanzibar
Sea depth:: 0 - 50 Meter
Size:: up to 13.78" (35 cm)
Temperature:: 22,1 °F - 32,3 °F (22,1°C - 32,3°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant, Herbivorous, Sea weed
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Leptoscarus vaigiensis
Marmorierter Papageifisch, Seegras Papageifisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-03-16 11:24:08
Last edit:: 2020-12-11 18:13:00

Info

Leptoscarus vaigiensis, the Marbled Parrotfish, usually occurs in small groups.
Unlike other parrotfishes, males and females look very similar and do not change sex.
Larvae of this species is associated with drifting algae.
Leptoscarus vaigiensis inhabits seagrass beds and algal-covered reef areas in sheltered bays, harbours and lagoons.