WoRMS taxon details
Scarus tricolor Bleeker, 1847
219098 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219098)
accepted
Species
Callyodon cyanognathus (Bleeker, 1847) · unaccepted
Callyodon elerae Jordan & Seale, 1907 · unaccepted
Callyodon latifasciatus Seale & Bean, 1907 · unaccepted
Callyodon mus Smith, 1956 · unaccepted
Callyodon tricolor (Bleeker, 1847) · unaccepted
Callyodon urbanus Smith, 1959 · unaccepted
Callyodon viridibusius Fowler & Bean, 1928 · unaccepted
Scarus cyanognathos Bleeker, 1847 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Scarus cyanognathus Bleeker, 1847 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bleeker, P. (1847). Pharyngognathorum Siluroideorumque species novae Javanenses. <em>Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 155-169. [details]
Description Inhabits outer reef slopes to at least 30 m. Feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 3488).
Description Inhabits outer reef slopes to at least 30 m. Feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 3488). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scarus tricolor Bleeker, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219098 on 2025-04-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Bleeker, P. (1847). Pharyngognathorum Siluroideorumque species novae Javanenses. <em>Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 155-169. [details]
original description (of Callyodon latifasciatus Seale & Bean, 1907) Seale, A.; Bean, B. A. (1907). On a collection of fishes from the Philippine Islands, made by Maj. Edgar A. Mearns, surgeon, U. S. Army, with descriptions of seven new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 33 (no. 1568): 229-248. [details]
original description (of Scarus cyanognathus Bleeker, 1847) Bleeker, P. (1847). Pharyngognathorum Siluroideorumque species novae Javanenses. <em>Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 155-169. [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]
original description (of Callyodon latifasciatus Seale & Bean, 1907) Seale, A.; Bean, B. A. (1907). On a collection of fishes from the Philippine Islands, made by Maj. Edgar A. Mearns, surgeon, U. S. Army, with descriptions of seven new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 33 (no. 1568): 229-248. [details]
original description (of Scarus cyanognathus Bleeker, 1847) Bleeker, P. (1847). Pharyngognathorum Siluroideorumque species novae Javanenses. <em>Natuur-en Geneeskundig Archief voor Neȇrlandsch Indië.</em> v. 4 (no. 2): 155-169. [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 Inhabits outer reef slopes to at least 30 m. Feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 3488). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | tricolour parrotfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callyodon viridibusius Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Callyodon cyanognathus (Bleeker, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scarus cyanognathus Bleeker, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callyodon elerae Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callyodon tricolor (Bleeker, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Callyodon latifasciatus Seale & Bean, 1907)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus tricolor)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon cyanognathus (Bleeker, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus cyanognathus Bleeker, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon latifasciatus Seale & Bean, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon mus Smith, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon urbanus Smith, 1959)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon elerae Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon tricolor (Bleeker, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon viridibusius Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase images (Scarus tricolor, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon latifasciatus RAD112626-001) (from synonym Callyodon latifasciatus Seale & Bean, 1907)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon viridibusius P06093 illustration) (from synonym Callyodon viridibusius Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon viridibusius RAD112631-001) (from synonym Callyodon viridibusius Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus cyanognathus RAD112659-001) (from synonym Scarus cyanognathus Bleeker, 1847)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus tricolor FIN033191 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus tricolor FIN033192 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Callyodon viridibusius Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Callyodon cyanognathus (Bleeker, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scarus cyanognathus Bleeker, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callyodon elerae Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callyodon tricolor (Bleeker, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Callyodon latifasciatus Seale & Bean, 1907)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus tricolor)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon cyanognathus (Bleeker, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus cyanognathus Bleeker, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon latifasciatus Seale & Bean, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon mus Smith, 1956)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon urbanus Smith, 1959)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon elerae Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon tricolor (Bleeker, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon viridibusius Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase images (Scarus tricolor, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon latifasciatus RAD112626-001) (from synonym Callyodon latifasciatus Seale & Bean, 1907)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon viridibusius P06093 illustration) (from synonym Callyodon viridibusius Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon viridibusius RAD112631-001) (from synonym Callyodon viridibusius Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus cyanognathus RAD112659-001) (from synonym Scarus cyanognathus Bleeker, 1847)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus tricolor FIN033191 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus tricolor FIN033192 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
