Species details : Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)

Accepted scientific name:
Scarus falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Scarus falcipinnis  (Playfair, 1868)
Synonyms:
Callyodon falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon falcipinnis (Playfair, 1868)
Callyodon improvisus Smith, 1956 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon improvisus Smith, 1956
Callyodon pindae Smith, 1956 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon pindae Smith, 1956
Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudoscarus falcipinnis Playfair, 1868
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Greenbelly parrotfish - English Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Sicklefin parrotfish - English - Click here to show the literature
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Kakatoi vert - French Seychelles Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet faucille - French France Click here to show the literature
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鐮鰭鸚嘴魚 Lian ci ying zuei yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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镰鳍鹦嘴鱼 Lian qi ying zui yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Papagaio foice - Portuguese Mozambique Click here to show the literature
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Loro segador - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Perciformes FishBase
Family Scaridae FishBase
Genus Scarus FishBase
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Oman, Mozambique, Seychelles, and Mauritius (Ref. 35918). Also reported from Madagascar (Ref. 3488) and Reunion (Ref. 53568). Presence in Somalia to be confirmed (Ref. 30573).
Lifezones: Marine
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=7911
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd8a4395-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401