Scarus quoyi
Scarus quoyi, commonly known as Quoy's or greenblotch parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs.[2] Can grow up to 20ft
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Scarus |
| Species: | S. quoyi |
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| Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840 | |
This species was first formally described in 1840 by the French naturalist Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865) with the type locality given as Carteret Harbour, Lambom Island, near Cape St. George in southern New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago.[3]
In Australian waters, it is found in the northern Great Barrier Reef.[4]
References
- Choat, J.H.; Myers, R.; Russell, B.; et al. (2012). "Scarus quoyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190708A17797524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190708A17797524.en. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Scarus quoyi" in FishBase. 2 2015 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Scarus quoyi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- McGrouther, Mark (15 February 2013). "Greenblotch Parrotfish, Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840". nature culture discover. Australian Museum. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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