Species details : Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775

Accepted scientific name:
Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Scarus ghobban  Forsskål, 1775
Synonyms:
Callyodon apridentatus Smith, 1956 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon apridentatus Smith, 1956
Callyodon dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1840)
Callyodon fuscocuneus Fowler, 1935 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon fuscocuneus Fowler, 1935
Callyodon ghobban (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon ghobban (Forsskål, 1775)
Callyodon guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Callyodon speigleri Smith, 1956 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Callyodon speigleri Smith, 1956
Hemistoma reticulata (Swainson, 1839) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hemistoma reticulata (Swainson, 1839)
Pseudoscarus californiensis Pellegrin, 1901 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudoscarus californiensis Pellegrin, 1901
Pseudoscarus cantori Bleeker, 1861 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudoscarus cantori Bleeker, 1861
Pseudoscarus flavipinnis De Vis, 1885 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudoscarus flavipinnis De Vis, 1885
Pseudoscarus garretti Günther, 1909 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudoscarus garretti Günther, 1909
Pseudoscarus natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudoscarus natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909
Pseudoscarus nudirostris Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudoscarus nudirostris Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
Pseudoscarus papuensis Macleay, 1883 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudoscarus papuensis Macleay, 1883
Scarus azureus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus azureus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
Scarus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus fehlmanni Schultz, 1969 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus fehlmanni Schultz, 1969
Scarus ghoban Forsskål, 1775 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus ghoban Forsskål, 1775
Scarus guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Scarus haridoides Bleeker, 1855 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus haridoides Bleeker, 1855
Scarus lacerta Valenciennes, 1840 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus lacerta Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus maculosus Lacepède, 1802 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus maculosus Lacepède, 1802
Scarus magrathii Bennett, 1841 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus magrathii Bennett, 1841
Scarus noyesi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus noyesi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
Scarus pepo Bennett, 1830 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus pepo Bennett, 1830
Scarus pyrrostethus Richardson, 1846 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus pyrrostethus Richardson, 1846
Scarus pyrrostethus australianus Paradice, 1927 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus pyrrostethus australianus Paradice, 1927
Scarus reticulata Swainson, 1839 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus reticulata Swainson, 1839
Scarus scabriusculus Valenciennes, 1840 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus scabriusculus Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus toshi Whitley, 1933 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scarus toshi Whitley, 1933
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Tabaka - - Madagascar Click here to show the literature
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Bloubalk-papegaaivis - Afrikaans South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Babbegha - Arabic Oman Click here to show the literature
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Feen - Arabic Qatar Click here to show the literature
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Gain - Arabic - Click here to show the literature
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Gen - Arabic - Click here to show the literature
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Gen - Arabic Oman Click here to show the literature
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Humara - Arabic Oman Click here to show the literature
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Jinn - Arabic Oman Click here to show the literature
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Kabn - Arabic Oman Click here to show the literature
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Molmol - Bolinao Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Ying gor lie - Cantonese Hong Kong Click here to show the literature
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Yáár - Carolinian - Click here to show the literature
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Mol-mol - Cebuano Philippines(Cebu) Click here to show the literature
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Mul-mul - Chavacano Philippines(Cotabato City) Click here to show the literature
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M'Pono - Comorian Comoros Click here to show the literature
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Cateau - Creole, French Mauritius Click here to show the literature
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Cateau bleu - Creole, French Mauritius Click here to show the literature
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Kakatwa blan - Creole, French Seychelles Click here to show the literature
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Robinne - Creole, French Mauritius Click here to show the literature
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Blåbåndet papegøjefisk - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Blue barred parrotfish - English Niue Click here to show the literature
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Blue trim parrotfish - English Mauritius Click here to show the literature
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Blue-barred parrotfish - English - Click here to show the literature
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Blue-barred parrotfish - English Guam Click here to show the literature
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Blue-barred parrotfish - English Indonesia Click here to show the literature
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Blue-barred parrotfish - English Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Blue-barred parrotfish - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Blue-barred parrotfish - English Philippines(Cotabato City; Tawi-tawi; Jolo, Sulu; Surigao del ) Click here to show the literature
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Bluebarred parrotfish - English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Bluebarred parrotfish - English South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Cream parrotfish - English French Polynesia Click here to show the literature
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Globe-headed parrotfish - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Green blotched parrotfish - English Viet Nam Click here to show the literature
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Parrot fish - English Hong Kong Click here to show the literature
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Parrotfish - English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Parrotfish - English Mozambique Click here to show the literature
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Yellow scale parrot fish - English Djibouti Click here to show the literature
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Yellowscale parrotfish - English Maldives Click here to show the literature
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Yellowscale parrotfish - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Yellowscale parrotfish - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Ulavi - Fijian Fiji Click here to show the literature
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Kakatoi blanc - French Seychelles Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet - French Réunion Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet à bandes bleues - French New Caledonia(Goro Zone) Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet à bord bleu - French Mauritius Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet à écailles jaunes - French Djibouti Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet à écailles jaunes - French France Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet barbe bleue - French - Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet crème - French French Polynesia Click here to show the literature
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Perroquet souris - French French Polynesia Click here to show the literature
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Poisson-perroquet à bandes bleues - French Maldives Click here to show the literature
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Ditun - Ivatan Philippines(Batanes) Click here to show the literature
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Hibudai - Japanese Japan Click here to show the literature
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Pômali - Kumak New Caledonia Click here to show the literature
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Bodoloha - Malagasy Madagascar Click here to show the literature
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Fihambazaha - Malagasy Madagascar Click here to show the literature
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Kongotry - Malagasy Madagascar 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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Kakatua biru - Malay (individual language) Indonesia 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
Landae - Maldivian India(Laccadives Island) Click here to show the literature
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Noo landaa - Maldivian Maldives Click here to show the literature
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杜氏鸚嘴魚 Du shih ying zuei yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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杜氏鹦嘴鱼 Du shi ying zui yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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点鹦嘴鱼 Dian ying zui yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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蓝点鹦哥鱼 Lan dian ying ge yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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藍點鸚哥魚 Lan dian ying ge yu Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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青点鹦嘴鱼 Qing dian ying zui yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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青點鸚嘴魚 Cing dian ying zuei yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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鸚哥 Ying ge 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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點鸚嘴魚 Dian ying zuei yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Loro - Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug Philippines(Tawi-tawi; Jolo,Sulu) Click here to show the literature
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Galokilaha - Misima-Paneati Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Salasala - Misima-Paneati Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Vââm îê - Numee New Caledonia(Goro Zone) Click here to show the literature
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Tooti-mahi-e-zard-poolak - Persian Iran(Persian Gulf and Oman Sea) Click here to show the literature
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Kaliodon natalski - Polish Poland Click here to show the literature
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Nyabugui senene - Portuguese Mozambique(Inhambane, Mozambique) Click here to show the literature
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Papagaio - Portuguese Mozambique(Maputo, Mozambique) Click here to show the literature
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Papagaio de escamas amarelas - Portuguese Mozambique Click here to show the literature
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Thukwani - Portuguese Mozambique(Inhaca, Mozambique) Click here to show the literature
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Mamaringa - Rapa French Polynesia(Rapa Island) Click here to show the literature
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Para - Rapa French Polynesia(Rapa Island) Click here to show the literature
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Fuga-alova - Samoan Samoa Click here to show the literature
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Maabiyo - Somali Somalia Click here to show the literature
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Loro - Spanish Ecuador Click here to show the literature
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Loro barba azul - Spanish Galapagos Is. Click here to show the literature
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Loro barba azul - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Loro barbazul - Spanish Mexico(Pacific Coast.) Click here to show the literature
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Loro de escamas amarillas - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Batagon - Surigaonon Philippines(Surigao del Norte (Cagdianao; Dapa; Surigao City)) Click here to show the literature
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Molmol - Surigaonon Philippines(Surigao City, Surigao del Norte) Click here to show the literature
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Moymoy - Surigaonon Philippines(Surigao del Norte (Cagdianao; Placer)) Click here to show the literature
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Pono - Swahili (individual language) Tanzania Click here to show the literature
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Loro - Tagalog Philippines(Zambales; Tayabas Bay (Ref, 47588).) Click here to show the literature
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Mulmol - Tagalog Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Ca mo lua - Vietnamese Viet Nam Click here to show the literature
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Cá Mó vệt xanh - Vietnamese Viet Nam Click here to show the literature
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Aliyakyak - Visayan Philippines 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: Red Sea and Algoa Bay, South Africa (Ref. 5490) to Rapa and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Perth, New South Wales. Likely at Seychelles (Ref. 1623). Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador (Ref. 5227). Eastern Mediterranean: off the coast of Shiqmona, first Lessepsian immigrant of Family Scaridae (Ref. 45081).
Lifezones: Brackish,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=5548
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:27bbdcae-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401