Cetoscarus

Cetoscarus bicolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Labroidei

Familia: Scaridae
Subfamilia: Scarinae
Genus: Cetoscarus
Species: C. bicolor

Name

Cetoscarus Smith, 1956:16

Type species: Scarus pulchellus Rüppell, 1835. Type by original designation.

References

• Smith, J.L.B. 1956: The parrot fishes of the family Callyodontidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 1: 1–23, Pls. 41-45.
• Streelman, J.T., M. Alfaro, M.W. Westneat, D.R. Bellwood, & S.A. Karl 2002: Evolutionary history of the parrotfishes: biogeography, ecomorphology, and comparative diversity. Ecology, 56 (5): 961–971. PDF

Vernacular names

English: Bicolour Parrotfish