Scarus falcipinnis Sicklefin parrotfish

Scarus falcipinnis is commonly referred to as Sicklefin parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:: 10431
AphiaID:: 219096

Scientific:: Scarus falcipinnis
German:: Sichelflossen-Papageifisch, Grünbauch-Papageifisch
English:: Sicklefin Parrotfish

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > falcipinnis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Playfair, ), 1868

Occurrence:: Comores, East Africa, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion , Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean, Zanzibar
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 6 - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Reef roofs, Reef canopies, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 23.62" (60 cm)
Weight:: 3 kg
Temperature:: 25,7 °F - 29,2 °F (25,7°C - 29,2°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Tank:: 1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-02-12 19:57:09
Last edit:: 2024-09-17 08:47:10

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Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)

Synonymised names
Callyodon falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868) · unaccepted
Callyodon improvisus Smith, 1956 · unaccepted
Callyodon pindae Smith, 1956 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868 · unaccepted

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FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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