WoRMS taxon details
Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)
219096 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219096)
accepted
Species
Callyodon falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868) · unaccepted
Callyodon improvisus Smith, 1956 · unaccepted
Callyodon pindae Smith, 1956 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868) Playfair, R. L. (1868). The fishes of Seychelles. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867 (pt 3) (art. 6) (for 14 Nov. 1867): 846-872, Pls. 40-41. [details]
Description Found in shallow water. Feeds on benthic algae. Also caught with nets, and other kinds of artisanal gear. Sold mostly fresh...
Description Found in shallow water. Feeds on benthic algae. Also caught with nets, and other kinds of artisanal gear. Sold mostly fresh in markets. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219096 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868) Playfair, R. L. (1868). The fishes of Seychelles. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867 (pt 3) (art. 6) (for 14 Nov. 1867): 846-872, Pls. 40-41. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [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
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in shallow water. Feeds on benthic algae. Also caught with nets, and other kinds of artisanal gear. Sold mostly fresh in markets. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sicklefin parrotfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callyodon falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callyodon improvisus Smith, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callyodon pindae Smith, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus falcipinnis)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon pindae Smith, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon improvisus Smith, 1956)
To FishBase images (Scarus falcipinnis, Mauritius, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3101484) (from synonym Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus falcipinnis FIN033047 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus falcipinnis FIN033049 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callyodon falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callyodon improvisus Smith, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callyodon pindae Smith, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus falcipinnis)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon pindae Smith, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon improvisus Smith, 1956)
To FishBase images (Scarus falcipinnis, Mauritius, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3101484) (from synonym Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus falcipinnis FIN033047 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus falcipinnis FIN033049 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
