Scarus forsteni
Whitespot Parrotfish
©Renato Morais: Initial phase Scarus forsteni at North Point, Lizard Island. Note the indistinct white spot on middle of side, just above the dark band.
©Renato Morais: Initial phase Scarus forsteni at North Point, Lizard Island. Note the indistinct white spot on middle of side, just above the dark band.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Scaridae
Genus
Scarus
Species
Scarus forsteni
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 55 cm (length according to Allen and Erdmann (2012))
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island area: Uncommon in the Lizard Island Group, more abundant at the outer reefs according to Kendall Clements, Mar 2019.
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Allen and M.V. Erdmann, G.R. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III in: Reef fishes of the East Indies. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. LIRS catalog number 90162.
- Bellwood, D.R. and J.H. Choat (1989). A description of the juvenile phase colour patterns of 24 parrotfish species (Family Scaridae) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Records of the Australian Museum, 41: 1-41. LIRS catalog number 264.
Other references
- Bellwood, D.R. and J.H. Choat (1990). A functional analysis of grazing in parrotfishes (family Scaridae): the ecological implications, Environmental Biology of Fishes, 28: 189-214. LIRS catalog number 305.
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