Sparisoma frondosum

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 frondosum

Name

Sparisoma frondosum (Agassiz, 1831)

Lectotyupe: MNHN 0000-581. [Paralectotypes or non-types: MNHN 0000-1764 (1), 0000-1765 (1, poor condition)].

Type locality: Bahia, Brazil.

Synonyms

• Scarus frondosus [Louis Agassiz|[Agassiz]], 1831

References

• Spix, J.B. von & L. Agassiz 1829-31: Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annos MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I colleget et pingendso curavit Dr J. B. de Spix Monachii.: Part 1: i-xvi + i-ii + 1-82, Pls. 1-48;, Part 2: 83–138, Pls. 49-101.
• 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 frondosum in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Parrotfish