Scarus obishime

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Labroidei

Familia: Scaridae
Subfamilia: Scarinae
Genus: Scarus
Species: Scarus obishime

Name

Scarus obishime Randall & Earle, 1993

Holotype: NSMT-P 35477. [Paratypes: BPBM 35075 (1), 35099 [not 35093] (1); NSMT-P 35478 (1); USNM 323664 (1)].

Type locality: Off West Beach, Tatsumi-wan, eastern coast of Chichi-jima, Ogasawara Islands. [formerly Bonin Islands], depth 15 meters.

References

• Randall, J.E. & J.L. Earle 1993: Scarus obishime, a new parrotfish (Perciformes: Scaridae) from the Ogasawara Islands. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 39(4): 287–293.
• Bellwood, D.R. 2001: Family Scaridae. In: Carpenter & Niem 2001. Species identification guide for fishery purposes. Bony fishes part 4. 6: 3468–3492, Pls. VI-XIV.
• Scarus obishime in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Ogasawara Parrotfish