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Scarus ghobban Fabricius, 1775

Blue-barred parrotfish
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Seychelles country information

Common names: Kakatoi blanc, Kakatwa blan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith, 1963
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Commonest species at Seychelles (Ref. 1623).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/se.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bruce, R.W. and J.E. Randall, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Perroquet barbe bleue, Loro barba azul, Blue barred parrotfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 90 m (Ref. 89642).   Tropical; 31°N - 35°S, 21°E - 77°W

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