Genus Scarus
(parrotfishes)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Family Scaridae (parrotfishes)
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  Genus Scarus (parrotfishes)
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  Species Scarus altipinnis
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  Species Scarus arabicus
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  Species Scarus barffi
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  Species Scarus caudofasciatus
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  Species Scarus chameleon
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  Species Scarus chinensis
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  Species Scarus coelestinus (midnight parrotfish)
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  Species Scarus coeruleus (blue parrotfish)
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  Species Scarus collana
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  Species Scarus compressus
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  Species Scarus cruciensis
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  Species Scarus dimidiatus
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  Species Scarus dubius (whitelined parrotfish)
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  Species Scarus falcipinnis
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  Species Scarus fasciatus
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  Species Scarus ferrugineus
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  Species Scarus festivus
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  Species Scarus flavipectoralis
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  Species Scarus forresti
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  Species Scarus forskael
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  Species Scarus forsteni
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  Species Scarus francisci
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  Species Scarus frenatus
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  Species Scarus fuscocaudalis
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  Species Scarus fuscopurpureus
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  Species Scarus ghobban (flame parrotfish)
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  Species Scarus globiceps (violetlined parrotfish)
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  Species Scarus gracilis
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  Species Scarus guacamaia (rainbow parrotfish)
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  Species Scarus hoefleri
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  Species Scarus hypselopterus
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  Species Scarus iseri
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  Species Scarus koputea
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  Species Scarus longipinnis
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  Species Scarus lydiae
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  Species Scarus niger (dusky parrotfish)
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  Species Scarus obishime
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  Species Scarus oviceps
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  Species Scarus ovifrons
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  Species Scarus pahoro
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  Species Scarus perrico (perrico)
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  Species Scarus persicus
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  Species Scarus prasiognathos
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  Species Scarus psittacus (palenose parrotfish)
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  Species Scarus psittacuscaroli
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  Species Scarus quoyi
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  Species Scarus rivulatus
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  Species Scarus rubroviolaceus
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  Species Scarus rufescens
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  Species Scarus russelii
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  Species Scarus scaber (fivesaddle parrotfish)
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  Species Scarus scarpellonis
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  Species Scarus schlegeli
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  Species Scarus sophiae
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  Species Scarus spinus
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  Species Scarus taeniopterus (princess parrotfish)
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  Species Scarus teatae
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  Species Scarus teresae
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  Species Scarus tricolor
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  Species Scarus trispinosus
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  Species Scarus vetula (queen parrotfish)
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  Species Scarus viridifucatus
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  Species Scarus xanthopleura
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  Species Scarus zufar