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Ken-ichi Ueda, license: CC BY 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Eupercaria
Family:
Scaridae
Subfamily:
Scarinae
Genus:
Scarus
Species:
psittacus
Common:
Common parrotfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Indian Ocean, Eastern
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northwest
Pacific, Southwest
Pacific, Western Central
Tricas, T. C., Boyle, K. S. 2021. Parrotfish Soundscapes: Implications for Coral Reef Management. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 666: 149-169.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Tricas, T. C., Boyle, K. S. 2014. Acoustic Behaviors in Hawaiian Coral Reef Fish Communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 511: 1-16.