Species sheet
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Common parrotfish
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
AnimalsParrots
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Palenose parrotfishBritish English
- Uhu (Hawaï)American English
- Loro communEuropean Spanish
- Perroquet communFrench (France)
- Perroquet gros ventreFrench (France)
- Perroquet prairie (île Maurice)French (France)
- Fuga matapua'a (Samoa)Samoan (Samoa)
- Laea matapua'a (Samoa)Samoan (Samoa)
Other invalid scientific names
- Callyodon bataviensis
- Callyodon erythacus
- Callyodon forsteri
- Callyodon hornbosteli
- Pseudoscarus filholi
- Pseudoscarus forskalii
- Pseudoscarus labiosus
- Pseudoscarus oktodon
- Scarus balinensis
- Scarus bataviensis
- Scarus brunneus
- Scarus forsteri
- Scarus foskalii
- Scarus galena
- Scarus gilberti
- Scarus hertit
- Scarus jenkinsi
- Scarus oktodon
- Scarus taeniurus
- Scarus venosus
- Xanothon bataviensis
- Xanothon carifanus
- Xanothon oktodon
- Xanothon parvidens
- Xanothon venosus
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Sources
- BOURJON Philippe, SITTLER Alain-Pierre in : DORIS, 25/02/2020 : Scarus psittacus Forskål, 1775, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2896
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2421
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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