Scarus niger

Scarus niger

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 niger

Name

Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775

Holotype: ZMUC P5951 (dry skin).

Type locality: Red Sea.

Synonyms

• Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928
• Callyodon madagascariensis (Steindachner, 1887)
• Callyodon maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906
• Callyodon niger (Forsskål, 1775)
• Callyodon nuchipunctatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840)
• Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus Kner, 1865
• Pseudoscarus godeffroyi Günther, 1909
• Pseudoscarus madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887
• Pseudoscarus niger var. viridis Klunzinger, 1871
• Scarus chadri Lacepède, 1802
• Scarus limbatus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840
• Scarus lineolabiatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928)
• Scarus makaravar Montrouzier, 1857
• Scarus nuchipunctatus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840

References

• Forsskål, P. 1775: Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae. Descriptiones animalium quae in itinere ad Maris Australis terras per annos 1772 1773 et 1774 suscepto. 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map.
• 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 niger in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Dusky parrotfish
français: Perroquet dorade