WoRMS taxon details
Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847
219124 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219124)
accepted
Species
Callyodon africanus Smith, 1955 · unaccepted
Callyodon jordani (Jenkins, 1901) · unaccepted
Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Callyodon rubrovidaceus (Bleeker, 1847) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Callyodon rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847) · unaccepted
Margaritodon africanus (Smith, 1955) · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus jordani Jenkins, 1901 · unaccepted
Scarops jordani (Jenkins, 1901) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Scarops rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847) · unaccepted
Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901) · 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 Occurs in seaward reefs at 1 to over 30 m depth. Usually over rocky or coral substrates, at boulder-strewn slopes at the...
Description Occurs in seaward reefs at 1 to over 30 m depth. Usually over rocky or coral substrates, at boulder-strewn slopes at the base of high-island cliffs where it may occur in large schools. An uncommon species (Ref. 9338). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219124 on 2025-04-08
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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]
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
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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in seaward reefs at 1 to over 30 m depth. Usually over rocky or coral substrates, at boulder-strewn slopes at the base of high-island cliffs where it may occur in large schools. An uncommon species (Ref. 9338). [details]Remark Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | ember parrotfishbicolor parrotfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ナガブダイ | [details] |
| Spanish | loro bicolor | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (76 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus jordani Jenkins, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Callyodon africanus Smith, 1955)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Callyodon rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callyodon jordani (Jenkins, 1901))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scarops rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Redlip Parrotfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus rubroviolaceus)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon africanus Smith, 1955)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon rubrovidaceus (Bleeker, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarops rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon jordani (Jenkins, 1901))
To FishBase (from synonym Margaritodon africanus (Smith, 1955))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus jordani Jenkins, 1901)
To FishBase images (Scarus rubroviolaceus, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (455 nucleotides; 424 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon ruberrimus P06232 illustration) (from synonym Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus jordani RAD114509-001) (from synonym Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus jordani RAD114525-001) (from synonym Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus rubroviolaceus FIN033161 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus rubroviolaceus FIN033162 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pseudoscarus jordani Jenkins, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Callyodon africanus Smith, 1955)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Callyodon rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callyodon jordani (Jenkins, 1901))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scarops rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Redlip Parrotfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scarus rubroviolaceus)
To FishBase (from synonym Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon africanus Smith, 1955)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon rubrovidaceus (Bleeker, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Scarops rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847))
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Callyodon jordani (Jenkins, 1901))
To FishBase (from synonym Margaritodon africanus (Smith, 1955))
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudoscarus jordani Jenkins, 1901)
To FishBase images (Scarus rubroviolaceus, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (455 nucleotides; 424 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Callyodon ruberrimus P06232 illustration) (from synonym Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus jordani RAD114509-001) (from synonym Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus jordani RAD114525-001) (from synonym Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus rubroviolaceus FIN033161 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scarus rubroviolaceus FIN033162 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
