Species details : Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847

Accepted scientific name:
Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Scarus rubroviolaceus  Bleeker, 1847
Synonyms:
Callyodon africanus Smith, 1955 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon africanus Smith, 1955
Callyodon jordani (Jenkins, 1901) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon jordani (Jenkins, 1901)
Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906
Callyodon rubrovidaceus (Bleeker, 1847) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon rubrovidaceus (Bleeker, 1847)
Callyodon rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847)
Margaritodon africanus (Smith, 1955) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Margaritodon africanus (Smith, 1955)
Pseudoscarus jordani Jenkins, 1901 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudoscarus jordani Jenkins, 1901
Scarops rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarops rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847)
Scarus chlorodon (non Jenyns, 1842) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Scarus chlorodon (non Jenyns, 1842)
Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901)
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Kool-papegaaivis - Afrikaans South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Molmol - Agutaynen Philippines(Palawan) Click here to show the literature
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Angol - Bikol Philippines(Albay and Camarines Sur) Click here to show the literature
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Fasiulimat - Carolinian Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Fasúnúmat - Carolinian - Click here to show the literature
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Gawegaw - Carolinian Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Yómosukin - Carolinian - Click here to show the literature
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Mol-mol - Cebuano Philippines(Cagayan de Oro) Click here to show the literature
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Mol-mol perikohon - Cebuano Philippines(Cebu) Click here to show the literature
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Mul-mul ungus - Chavacano Philippines(Zamboanga) Click here to show the literature
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Rødlæbet papegøjefisk - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Mul-mul - Davawenyo Philippines(Davao) Click here to show the literature
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Black-veined red parrotfish - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Ember parrotfish - English - Click here to show the literature
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Ember parrotfish - English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Ember parrotfish - English Christmas I. Click here to show the literature
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Ember parrotfish - English Philippines(Tawi-tawi; Tandag, Surigao del Sur; Surigao del No) Click here to show the literature
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Ember parrotfish - English South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Half & half parrotfish - English Indonesia Click here to show the literature
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Parrotfish - English Fiji(Taveuni Island) Click here to show the literature
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Parrotfish - English Tonga(Ovaka Island, Vava'u Group of Islands) Click here to show the literature
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Redlip parrotfish - English Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Redlip parrotfish - English Niue Click here to show the literature
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Redlipped parrot - English Hawaii Click here to show the literature
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Ulavi - Fijian Fiji(Taveuni Island) Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet braisé - French - Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet lie-de-vin - French French Polynesia Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet prairie - French French Polynesia Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet rouge-violet - French Maldives Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet violet - French France Click here to show the literature
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Vanga udu - Gela West Nggela Click here to show the literature
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Mul-mul - Hiligaynon Philippines(Iloilo) Click here to show the literature
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Mur-mur - Hiligaynon Philippines(Iloilo) Click here to show the literature
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Mul-mul - Ilokano Philippines(Aparri, Cagayan) Click here to show the literature
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Ditun - Ivatan Philippines(Batanes) Click here to show the literature
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Naga-budai - Japanese Japan Click here to show the literature
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Busalog - Kuyunon Philippines(Palawan) Click here to show the literature
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Bayan - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Kalat - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Perencong - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Chandi - Malayalam India(Laccadives Island) Click here to show the literature
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ചണ്ടി - Malayalam India
ചാണ്ടി - Malayalam India
紅紫鸚哥魚 Hong zai ying ge yu Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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红紫鹦哥鱼 Hong zai ying ge yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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鈍頭擬鸚嘴魚 Dun tou ni ying zuei yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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鈍頭鸚嘴魚 Dun tou ying zuei yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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钝头拟鹦嘴鱼 Dun tou ni ying zui yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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钝头鹦嘴鱼 Dun tou ying zui yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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鸚哥 - Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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鹦哥 Ying ge Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Loro - Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug Philippines(Tawi-tawi) Click here to show the literature
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Papagaio de brasa - Portuguese Mozambique Click here to show the literature
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Laea-mea - Samoan Samoa Click here to show the literature
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Loro - Spanish Ecuador Click here to show the literature
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Loro bicolor - Spanish Galapagos Is. Click here to show the literature
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Loro violáceo - Spanish - Click here to show the literature
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Loro violáceo - Spanish Mexico(Pacific Coast.) Click here to show the literature
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Buntog - Surigaonon Philippines(Surigao del Norte (Surigao City), Surigao del Sur ) Click here to show the literature
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Moy-moy - Surigaonon Philippines(Cagdianao, Surigao del Norte) Click here to show the literature
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Moymoy - Surigaonon Philippines(Placer, Surigao del Norte) Click here to show the literature
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Isdang loro - Tagalog Philippines(Metro Manila) Click here to show the literature
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Loro - Tagalog Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Mulmol - Tagalog Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Yapot - Tagalog Philippines(Calauag, Quezon) Click here to show the literature
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Mamari'a ninamu - Tahitian Tahiti Click here to show the literature
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More'o - Tahitian Tahiti Click here to show the literature
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Uhu mamaria - Tahitian Tahiti Click here to show the literature
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Holoveka - Tongan Tonga(Ovaka Island, Vava'u Group of Islands) Click here to show the literature
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Aliyakyak - Visayan Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Mol-mol - Waray (Philippines) Philippines(Catbalogan, Samar) 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: Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 5490) and east to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to Shark Bay, Western Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef. Excluding Rapa and Austral Islands (Ref. 86689). Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 5227).
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=5555
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:27d14b34-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401