Scarus quoyi, commonly known as Quoy's or greenblotch parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs. The species can grow to a length of up to 40 cm.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Scarus |
| Species: | S. quoyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840
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Distribution and habitat
editThis species was first formally described in 1840 by the French naturalist Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865) with the type locality given as Carteret Harbour, Lambom Island, near Cape St. George in southern New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago.[3]
In Australian waters, it is found in the northern Great Barrier Reef.[4]
References
edit- ^ Myers, R.; Choat, J.H.; Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Scarus quoyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190708A17797524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190708A17797524.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scarus quoyi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Scarus quoyi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ McGrouther, Mark (15 February 2013). "Greenblotch Parrotfish, Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840". nature culture discover. Australian Museum. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
External links
edit- Photos of Scarus quoyi on Sealife Collection
