Cetoscarus ocellatus Spotted parrotfish

Cetoscarus ocellatus is commonly referred to as Spotted parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7370 

AphiaID:

712771 

Scientific:

Cetoscarus ocellatus 

German:

Papageifisch 

English:

Spotted Parrotfish 

Category:

Papegøyefisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Cetoscarus (Genus) > ocellatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, Brunei Darussalam, China, Cook Islands, East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Réunion , Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Togean Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Zanzibar 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Lagoons, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 31.5" (80 cm) 

Temperature:

76.28 °F - 84.74 °F (24.6°C - 29.3°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cetoscarus bicolor
  Masken-Papageifisch
• 
  Cetoscarus ocellatus
  Papageifisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-07-18 19:43:29 

Last edit:

2025-06-23 16:08:30 

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