Scarus prasiognathos Greenthroat-Parrotfish - Singapore parrotfish

Scarus prasiognathos is commonly referred to as Greenthroat-Parrotfish - Singapore parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Piero Malaer, Schweiz

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AphiaID:: 219093

Scientific:: Scarus prasiognathos
German:: Grünwangen-Papageifisch
English:: Greenthroat-Parrotfish - Singapore Parrotfish

Category:: Papegøyefisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > prasiognathos (Species)
Initial determination:: Valenciennes, 1840

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Cambodia, China, Christmas Islands, French Polynesia, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Malaysia, Micronesia, Niue, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Tuamoto Islands, Vietnam
Sea depth:: 1 - 25 Meter
Size:: up to 27.56" (70 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Possible to breed
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:: 2009-02-24 20:58:16
Last edit:: 2017-03-04 19:18:38

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Scarus prasiognathos are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Scarus prasiognathos, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Scarus prasiognathos, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Valenciennes, 1840

Synonyms:
Callyodon janthochir (Bleeker, 1853)
Callyodon janthocir (Bleeker, 1853)
Callyodon singaporensis (Bleeker, 1852)
Pseudoscarus janthochir (Bleeker, 1853)
Pseudoscarus singaporensis (Bleeker, 1852)
Scarus chlorodon Jenyns, 1842
Scarus janthochir Bleeker, 1853
Scarus prasiognathus Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus singaporensis Bleeker, 1852

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

External links

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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Copyright Piero Malaer, Foto, Raja Ampat, Indonesien

Copyright Piero Malaer, Foto Bathala, Malediven

Scarus prasiognathos; Aufnahme Malediven

Scarus prasiognathos, Grünwangen-Papageifisch; copyright by Aitsch-Pi

Scarus prasiognathos - Grünwangen-Papageifisch - Malediven - Thudufushi - Hausriff

Scarus prasiognathos - Grünwangen-Papageifisch - Malediven - Vilu Reef - Hausriff

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