Leptoscarus vaigiensis

Leptoscarus vaigiensis

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
Genus: Leptoscarus
Species: Leptoscarus vaigiensis

Name

Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Holotype: MNHN 0000-0567.

Type locality: Waigeo, Indonesia.

Synonyms

• Leptoscarus coeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1835)
• Scarichthys auritus (Valenciennes, 1840)
• Scarus auritus Valenciennes, 1840
• Scarus bottae Valenciennes, 1840
• Scarus coeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1835
• Scarus naevius Valenciennes, 1840
• Scarus rubronotatus Valenciennes, 1840
• Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

References

• Quoy, J.R.C. and J.P. Gaimard 1824-25: Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M. "L'Uranie" et "La Physicienne," pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Paris. Description des Poissons. 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65.
• Bellwood, D.R. 2001: Family Scaridae. In: Carpenter & Niem 2001. Species identification guide for fishery purposes. Bony fishes part 4. 6: 3468–3492, Pls. VI-XIV.
• Leptoscarus vaigiensis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Marbled Parrotfish