Sixband Parrotfish (species: Scarus frenatus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Scarus frenatus
Sixband Parrotfish


©Anne Hoggett: Scarus frenatus on the outer crest of Yonge Reef near Lizard Island.

©Andy Lewis: Sixband parrotfish (Scarus frenatus). Note abrupt transition to pale tail base and enlarge image to see distinctive "scribbled" pattern on dark portion of body.

©Anne Hoggett: Initial phase Scarus frenatus being cleaned by a pair of Labroides dimidiatus at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

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

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                             

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 47 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian 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

  • Arnal, C. (2000). Ecologie comportementale de la symbiose poisson nettoyeur/ poisson client: motivations et honnêteté, Ph.D. thesis, University of Perpignan, France. LIRS catalog number 637.
  • 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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