Sparisoma

Sparisoma viride

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: Sparisoma
Species: S. amplum – S. atomarium – S. aurofrenatum – S. axillare – S. choati – S. chrysopterum – S. cretense – S. frondosum – S. griseorubrum – S. radians – S. rocha – S. rubripinne – S. strigatum – S. tuiupiranga – S. viride

Name

• Sparisoma Swainson, 1839 [placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by ICZN (2000: 58)] [source: ICZN (2000: 58)]
  • Gender: neuter [source: ICZN (2000: 58)]
  • Type species: Scarus chrysopterus Bloch & Schneider, 1801, by designation under the plenary power by ICZN (2000: 58) [source: ICZN (2000: 58)]

References

cited sources

• ICZN 2000: OPINION 1945. Scarus chrysopterus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (currently Sparisoma chrysopterum; Osteichthyes, Perciformes): specific name conserved and designated as the type species of Sparisoma Swainson, 1839. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 57: 58–59. ISSN: 0007-5167 Internet Archive BHL BioStor

Additional references

• Pinheiro, H.T.; Gasparini, J.L.; Sazima, I. 2010: Sparisoma rocha, a new species of parrotfish (Actinopterygii: Labridae) from Trindade Island, South-western Atlantic. Zootaxa, 2493: 59–65. Preview PDF
• Swainson, W. 1839: The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. Spottiswoode & Co., London. 2: i-vi + 1-448.
• 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: Parrotfishes