Globehead Parrotfish
Scarus globiceps
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Scaridae
Scarus globiceps est une espèce de poissons téléostéens tropicaux de la famille des Scaridae (poissons-perroquets).
Scarus globiceps, commonly known as the globehead, violet-lined, speckled or roundhead parrotfish, is a marine fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where it lives in coral reefs. French naturalist Achille Valenciennes described the globehead parrotfish in 1840. The species was the first parrotfish collected by Charles Darwin—from the waters around Tahiti and then from the Cocos Islands; the former was described as a new species and given the name Scarus lepidus by Leonard Jenyns, while the latter was confirmed as the current species.
Scarus globiceps es una especie de peces de la familia Scaridae en el orden de los Perciformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 27 cm de longitud total. Distribución geográfica Se encuentra desde el África Oriental hasta las islas de la Línea, las islas de la Sociedad, las islas Ryukyu y el sur de la Gran Barrera de Coral.
Distribution
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