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Scaridae Rafinesque, 1810

111648  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:111648)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Perciformes (Order)
  7. Scaridae (Family)
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  1. Genus Bolbometopon Smith, 1956
  2. Genus Calotomus Gilbert, 1890
  3. Genus Cetoscarus Smith, 1956
  4. Genus Chlorurus Swainson, 1839
  5. Genus Cryptotomus Cope, 1871
  6. Genus Hipposcarus Smith, 1956
  7. Genus Leptoscarus Swainson, 1839
  8. Genus Nicholsina Fowler, 1915
  9. Genus Pacuarescarus Laurito, Calvo, Valerio, Calvo & Chacón, 2014 †
  10. Genus Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  11. Genus Sparisoma Swainson, 1839
  12. Genus Aper Lacepède, 1803 (Unavailable: MS name mentioned in passing)
  13. Genus Bolbomatopon accepted as Bolbometopon Smith, 1956 (misspelling)
  14. Genus Bulbometopon accepted as Bolbometopon Smith, 1956 (misspelling)
  15. Genus Calliodon Walbaum in Artedi, 1792 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  16. Genus Calliodon Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  17. Genus Callyodon Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  18. Genus Callyodon Bloch, 1789 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  19. Genus Callyodontichthys Bleeker, 1861 accepted as Sparisoma Swainson, 1839
  20. Genus Erychthys Swainson, 1839 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  21. Genus Escarus accepted as Euscarus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Sparisoma Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
  22. Genus Euscarus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Sparisoma Swainson, 1839
  23. Genus Hemistoma Swainson, 1839 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  24. Genus Loro Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  25. Genus Margaritodon Smith, 1956 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  26. Genus Mormyra Browne, 1789 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  27. Genus Novacula Catesby, 1771 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775 (synonym)
  28. Genus Odax Commerson in Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775 (synonym)
  29. Genus Petronason Swainson, 1839 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  30. Genus Pseudocarus accepted as Pseudoscarus Bleeker, 1861 accepted as Chlorurus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
  31. Genus Pseudoscaris accepted as Pseudoscarus Bleeker, 1861 accepted as Chlorurus Swainson, 1839
  32. Genus Pseudoscarus Bleeker, 1861 accepted as Chlorurus Swainson, 1839 (synonym)
  33. Genus Psittacus Catesby, 1771 (Published in a rejected work (ICZN))
  34. Genus Sacrus accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775 (misspelling)
  35. Genus Scarichthys Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Leptoscarus Swainson, 1839
  36. Genus Scaridea Jenkins, 1903 accepted as Calotomus Gilbert, 1890
  37. Genus Scarius accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775 (misspelling)
  38. Genus Scarops Schultz, 1958 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  39. Genus Scarus Bleeker, 1847 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775 (synonym)
  40. Genus Sparidosoma accepted as Sparisoma Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
  41. Genus Xanothon Smith, 1956 accepted as Chlorurus Swainson, 1839 (synonym)
  42. Genus Xenoscarops Schultz, 1958 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
  43. Genus Xenoscarus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917 accepted as Nicholsina Fowler, 1915
  44. Genus Ypsiscarus Schultz, 1958 accepted as Chlorurus Swainson, 1839
  45. Genus Callyodon Gronow, 1763 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 261).)
  46. Genus Chlorogaster Swainson, 1839 (uncertain, unassessed)
  47. Genus Erycthys Swainson, 1839 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Scaridae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111648 on 2025-09-10
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-05-20 14:33:10Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source as per included genera [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Scaridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]
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