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Scarus dimidiatus

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Scarus dimidiatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Scarus
Species:
S. dimidiatus
Binomial name
Scarus dimidiatus
Bleeker, 1859
Synonyms[2]
  • Pseudoscarus dimidiatus (Bleeker, 1859)
  • Callyodon fumifrons Jordan & Seale, 1906
  • Callyodon zonularis Jordan & Seale, 1906

Scarus dimidiatus, also known as the yellowbarred parrotfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia east to Samoa as far north as the Ryukyu Islands and as far south as the Great Barrier Reef.[2]

Ecology

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This species lives in coral-filled waters in protected reefs. This species lives in depths of 1 to 12m.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Myers, R.; Choat, J.H.; Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Scarus dimidiatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190739A17789308. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190739A17789308.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scarus dimidiatus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
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