Scarus falcipinnis

Scarus falcipinnis

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 falcipinnis

Name

Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)

Holotype: BMNH 1867.8.16.69.

Type locality: Seychelles.

Synonyms

• Callyodon falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)
• Callyodon improvisus Smith, 1956
• Callyodon pindae Smith, 1956
• Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868

References

• Playfair, R.L. 1868: The fishes of Seychelles. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1867 (pt 3): 846–872, Pls. 40-41.
• 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 falcipinnis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Sicklefin Parrotfish