green parrotfish
Scarus vetula Bloch & Schneider, 1801
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula), is a species of parrotfish or marine ray-finned fish that belongs to the family Labridae, part of the subfamily Scarinae. It is found on reefs in the tropical West Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Other common names include blownose, blue chub, blue parrotfish, blueman, joblin crow parrot, moontail, okra peji and slimy head. The initial phase is female, displaying a reddish-brown color, and quite different in appearance from the bluish-green color of the final phase male. This is a common species throughout its range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "least concern".
Wikipedia contributors, Queen parrotfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:00:15.023412+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scarus vetula Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Name authority
- Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Common name
- green 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 vetula Bloch & Schneider, 1801
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 |
|---|---|
| Scarus acutus Poey, 1860 Poey, 1860 | 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.
- Bloch, M. E., & Schneider, J. G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum, Pp i–lx + 1–584, Pls. 1–110. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.5750 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:4V3PF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.