Species Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840

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• Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1840. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 14 464 pp. pls 389-420. [273].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MNHP 0000-0579 primary specimen, New Ireland Island, Bismarck Archipelago [ca. 4°48'S, 152°51'E]; MNHP A.9292, New Ireland Island, Bismarck Archipelago [ca. 4°48'S, 152°51'E]
  Comment: (Bauchot, M.-L. & Guibé, J., 1960) [297] list material as holotype and paratype).

  Type locality references:

  Bauchot, M.-L. & Guibé, J. 1960. Catalogue des types de poissons du Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle. Famille des Scaridae. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 2 32(4): 290-300.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Lizard Island, QLD (14°39'S) to Milln Reef (16°47'S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

0 - 40 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [202]

Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Allen, C.J. 2006. Scarinae. pp. 1425-1434 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1433]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [745]

Bellwood, D.R. 1994. A phylogenetic study of the parrotfishes family Scaridae (Pisces: Labroidei), with a revision of genera. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 20: 1-86 [Date published 14/Jul/1994] [68]

Bellwood, D.R. 2001. Scaridae. pp. 3468-3492 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3489]

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [205]

Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 68: 1-97 [59]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [520]

Randall, J.E. & Nelson, G. 1979. Scarus japanensis, S. quoyi and S. iserti — valid names for parrotfishes presently known as S. capistratoides, S. blochii and S. croicensis. Copeia 1979(2): 206-212 [210]

 

Common Name References

Bellwood, D.R. 2001. Scaridae. pp. 3468-3492 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3489] (FAO) (Quoy's Parrotfish)

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [205] (Green-blotched Parrotfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Greenblotch Parrotfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017	LABROIDEI	27-May-2017	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED