Sparisoma axillare

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: Sparisoma axillare

Name

Sparisoma axillare (Steindachner, 1878)

Syntypes: NMW 77759 (1).

Type locality: "Probably coast of North Australia" [Brazil].

Synonyms

• Scarus axillaris Steindachner, 1878
• Scarus spinidens Guichenot, 1865

References

• Steindachner, F. 1878: Ichthyologische Beiträge. VI. [Subtitles i-x.]. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaften Classe, 77 (1. Abth.): 379–392, Pls. 1-3.
• 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.
• Sparisoma axillare in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Parrotfish