Scarus caudofasciatus Redbarred parrotfish

Scarus caudofasciatus is commonly referred to as Redbarred parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 6000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

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lexID:: 3893
AphiaID:: 219110

Scientific:: Scarus caudofasciatus
German:: Gebänderter Papageienfisch
English:: Redbarred Parrotfish

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > caudofasciatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Günther, ), 1862

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Comores, Egypt, Indian Ocean, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Myanmar, Red Sea, Réunion , Rodriguez, South-Africa, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 8 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Weight:: 1.6 kg
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort)
Tank:: 1319.87 gal (~ 6000L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
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:: 2011-11-12 09:05:56
Last edit:: 2019-11-12 14:22:26

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Inhabits steep outer reef slopes. Solitary and wary species. Caught with nets and other kinds of artisanal gear. Mainly sold fresh.

Synonyms:
Callyodon rubrofasciatus Smith, 1956
Pseudoscarus caudofasciatus Günther, 1862
Scarus rubrofasciatus (Smith, 1956)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarinae (Subfamily) > Scarus (Genus) > Scarus caudofasciatus (Species)

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FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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