Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840 is a animal in the Scaridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus prasiognathos (Singapore parrotfish) is a coral reef-dwelling Scaridae parrotfish native to the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Family
Genus
Scarus
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus prasiognathos, commonly known as the Singapore parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned parrotfish belonging to the family Scaridae. This species is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, where it inhabits coral reefs. It was first formally described in 1840 by French naturalist Achille Valenciennes, who lived from 1794 to 1865. The type locality for the species was recorded as New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Scaridae Scarus

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