Blue-barred parrotfish (Scarus ghobban)

Scientific name: Scarus ghobban Forssk?l, 1775

Blue-barred parrotfish (Scarus ghobban)

The Blue-barred parrotfish (Scarus ghobban) is a brackish-water fish of the family Scaridae.

Biology

Adults inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs, in slopes and drop-offs, often solitary but may sometimes occur in small groups. Males common in atolls where they live mainly around the inner and outer edges of barrier reefs at depths of about 30 ft; females prefer deeper habitat. Small juveniles in groups are found inshore on algae reef habitat and sometimes enter silty, murky environments. Feed by scraping algae from rocks and corals. Are protogynous hermaphrodites. Caught with nets and other types of artisanal gear. Marketed fresh. In the Hong Kong live fish markets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scarus ghobban
Family
Scaridae (Parrotfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
90.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
3–36 m (10–118 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 36 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and Algoa Bay, South Africa to Rapa and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Perth, New South Wales. Likely at Seychelles. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador. Eastern Mediterranean: off the coast of Shiqmona, first Lessepsian immigrant of Family Scaridae.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=13)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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