Scientific Name	Scarus spinus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Kner, 1868)	Depth	2 - 25M
Chinese	刺鸚哥魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鸚哥魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F414　Scaridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	刺鸚嘴魚
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	鸚哥、青衫(雄)、蠔魚(雌)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East、PonFu、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Kandavu I., Fiji Is.
Synonyms	Callyodon kelloggi, Callyodon kelloggii, Pseudoscarus spinus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Review and doubtful species of Scaridae of Taiwan(Liao et al., 2004)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 Liao, U. C. etc. 2004
Specimen List	ASIZP0061911. ASIZP0065046.
Common Name	Pygmy parrotfish; Spiny parrotfish; Greensnout parrotfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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