Scientific Name	Scarus xanthopleura   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1853	Depth	3 - 35M
Chinese	黃肋鸚哥魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鸚哥魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F414　Scaridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黃肋鸚嘴魚
Max Length	52 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	鸚哥、青衫(雄)、蠔魚(雌)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Jakarta [Batavia], Java, Indonesia
Synonyms	Callyodon xanthopleura, Scarus atropectoralis, Scarus caudofasciatus
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)  Dr. P. Bleeker 1853 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Randall, J. E. 1997 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 Liao, U. C. etc. 2004
Specimen List	ASIZP0056271. NMMBP06292.
Common Name	Red parrotfish; Bluechin parrotfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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