Scientific Name
Scarus niger  
Pronounce  
Scarus niger黑鸚哥魚
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Forsskål, 1775 Depth 0 - 15M
Chinese 黑鸚哥魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鸚哥魚科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F414 Scaridae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 黑鸚嘴魚 
Max Length 40 cm  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 鸚哥、青衫(雄)、蠔魚(雌)、青蠔魚、頸斑鸚哥魚 
Distribution in World India Ocean to Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan East、South、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS. 
Habitats Coral、Coastal、Lagoon  Holotype Locality Red Sea 
Synonyms Callyodon lineolabiatus, Callyodon madagascariensis, Callyodon maoricus, Callyodon niger, Callyodon nuchipunctatus, Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus, Pseudoscarus godeffroyi, Pseudoscarus madagascariensis, Pseudoscarus niger viridis, Scarus chadri, Scarus limbatus, Scarus lineolabiatus, Scarus makaravar ...all 15..  
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)  Forsskål, P. 1775 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 Liao, U. C. etc. 2004 
Specimen List ASIZP0055659. ASIZP0056308. ASIZP0056309. ASIZP0056310. ASIZP0056311. ASIZP0060207. ASIZP0060793. ASIZP0060983. ASIZP0065109. ASIZP0069974. ASIZP0069975. ASIZP0070391. ASIZP0070392. ASIZP0800772. ASIZP0802504. ASIZP0803298. ASIZP0803299. ASIZP0806750. ASIZP0900039. ASIZP0910772. ASIZP0912504. ASIZP0913298. ASIZP0913299. ASIZP0916750. NMMBP02303. NMMBP04207. NMMBP04989. NTUM04872.  
Barcode2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name Parrot fish; Swarthy parrotfish; Dusky parrotfish; Black parrotfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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