blue parrotfish
Scarus coeruleus (Edwards, 1771)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Blue Parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The blue parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus) is a member of the parrotfish genus Scarus. It is found on coral reefs in shallow water in the tropical and subtropical parts of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. They usually forage in a group of 500 individuals for spawning and deterring predators while feeding.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue parrotfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:56:21.309747+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scarus coeruleus (Edwards, 1771)
- Name authority
- (Edwards, 1771)
- Common name
- blue parrotfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Scarus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyScarinae Rafinesque, 1810
- tribeScarini Rafinesque, 1810
- genusScarus Forsskål, 1775
- speciesScarus coeruleus (Edwards, 1771)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scarus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scarus arabicus (Steindachner, 1902) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scarus chameleon Choat & Randall, 1986 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scarus chinensis (Steindachner, 1867) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| festive parrotfishScarus festivus Valenciennes, 1840 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bridled parrotfishScarus frenatus Lacepède, 1802 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scarus fuscocaudalis Randall & Myers, 2000 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| purple-brown parrotfishScarus fuscopurpureus (Klunzinger, 1871) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| globehead parrotfishScarus globiceps Valenciennes, 1840 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scarus gracilis (Steindachner, 1869) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scarus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1853 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sparus holocyaneos Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Calliodon gibbosus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | synonym |
| Coryphaena coerulea Bloch, 1786 Bloch, 1786 | synonym |
| Scarus coerulus (Bloch, 1786) (Bloch, 1786) | synonym |
| Scarus loro Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | synonym |
| Scarus nuchalis Poey, 1860 Poey, 1860 | synonym |
| Scarus obtusus Poey, 1860 Poey, 1860 | synonym |
| Scarus trilobatus Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Scarus coeruleus (Bloch, 1786) (Bloch, 1786) | synonym |
| Coryphaena coerulea Edwards, 1771 Edwards, 1771 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159300 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4V3HD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.