Scarus forsteni

Scarus forsteni
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Scaridae
Genus:	Scarus
Species:	S. forsteni
Binomial name
	Scarus forsteni; (Bleeker, 1861)
Synonyms[2]
	Pseudoscarus forsteni Bleeker, 1861; Callyodon forsteni (Bleeker, 1861); Callyodon laxtoni Whitley, 1948;

Scarus forsteni, commonly known as the whitespot parrotfish, or Forsten's parrotfish, is a marine fish native to tropical areas in the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs and feeds on benthic algae.[3]

References

Myers, R.; Choat, J.H.; Russell, B.; et al. (2012). "Scarus forsteni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190747A66523750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190747A66523750.en. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Scarus forsteni" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
McGrouther, Mark (15 February 2013). "Whitespot Parrotfish, Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)". nature culture discover. Australian Museum. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

External links

Photos of Scarus forsteni on Sealife Collection

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[iucn-1] Myers, R.; Choat, J.H.; Russell, B.; et al. (2012). "Scarus forsteni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190747A66523750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190747A66523750.en. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Scarus forsteni" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

[AMO-3] McGrouther, Mark (15 February 2013). "Whitespot Parrotfish, Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)". nature culture discover. Australian Museum. Retrieved 12 April 2015.