Yellowhead Parrotfish (species: Scarus spinus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Lizard Island area: all known taxa > Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Scaridae > Scarus > Scarus spinus (gallery)
Scarus spinus
Yellowhead Parrotfish


©Kendall Clements: Scarus spinus at Hicks Reef near Lizard Island. Photo id by Prof Kendall Clements, University of Auckland.

©Anne Hoggett: Scarus spinus at Clam Garden, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: This individual about 5 cm long could be a juvenile Scarus spinus or Chlorurus spilurus (middle pair of four dark stripes terminating in black spots; Bellwood and Choat, 1989). SW of Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Scaridae
Genus Scarus
Species Scarus spinus

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


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References

References that assist with identification

  • 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. (1985). The functional morphology, systematics and behavioural ecology of parrotfishes (Family Scaridae), Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 310.
  • Bellwood, D.R. (1985). The functional morphology, systematics and behavioural ecology of parrotfishes (Family Scaridae), Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 310.
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