WoRMS taxon details
Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
219091 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219091)
accepted
Species
Calliodon chlorolepis Richardson, 1844 · unaccepted
Calliodon chlorolepsis Richardson, 1844 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Leptoscarus coeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted
Leptoscarus vaigeinsis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Leptoscarus vaigensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Leptoscarus vaigienis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scarichthys auritus (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted
Scarichthys caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1835) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scarus auritus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Scarus bottae Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Scarus caeruleo-punctatus Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scarus coeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1835 · unaccepted
Scarus naevius Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Scarus rubronotatus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
Description Inhabits seagrass areas or areas with hard substrates heavy with algal cover. Marketed fresh (Ref.5284).
Description Inhabits seagrass areas or areas with hard substrates heavy with algal cover. Marketed fresh (Ref.5284). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219091 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scarus auritus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Scarus bottae Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarus naevius Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarus rubronotatus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Scarus bottae Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarus naevius Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
original description (of Scarus rubronotatus Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome quatorzième. Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des Malacoptérygiens. Pitois-Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 14: i-xxii + 2 pp. + 1-464 + 4 pp., Pls. 389-420. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits seagrass areas or areas with hard substrates heavy with algal cover. Marketed fresh (Ref.5284). [details]
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scarus caeruleo-punctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Calliodon chlorolepsis Richardson, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Scarus coeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scarus auritus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scarus naevius Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scarus bottae Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scarichthys caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Scarichthys auritus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Scarus rubronotatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptoscarus vaigiensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus coeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus naevius Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus bottae Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptoscarus coeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus auritus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scarichthys auritus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus rubronotatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptoscarus vaigienis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptoscarus vaigensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus caeruleo-punctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Calliodon chlorolepsis Richardson, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarichthys caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1835))
To Fishbase (from synonym Calliodon chlorolepis Richardson, 1844)
To FishBase images (Leptoscarus vaigiensis, Pitcairn, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 40 proteins)
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 40 proteins) (from synonym Leptoscarus vaigienis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 40 proteins) (from synonym Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptoscarus vaigiensis FIN032995 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptoscarus vaigiensis FIN032996 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scarus caeruleo-punctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Calliodon chlorolepsis Richardson, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Scarus coeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scarus auritus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scarus naevius Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scarus bottae Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scarichthys caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Scarichthys auritus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Scarus rubronotatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptoscarus vaigiensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus coeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus naevius Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus bottae Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptoscarus coeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus auritus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scarichthys auritus (Valenciennes, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus rubronotatus Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptoscarus vaigienis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptoscarus vaigensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus caeruleo-punctatus Rüppell, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Calliodon chlorolepsis Richardson, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarichthys caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1835))
To Fishbase (from synonym Calliodon chlorolepis Richardson, 1844)
To FishBase images (Leptoscarus vaigiensis, Pitcairn, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 40 proteins)
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 40 proteins) (from synonym Leptoscarus vaigienis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824))
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 40 proteins) (from synonym Scarus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptoscarus vaigiensis FIN032995 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptoscarus vaigiensis FIN032996 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
