Quoy's parrotfish (Scarus quoyi)

Scientific name: Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840

Quoy's parrotfish (Scarus quoyi)

The Quoy's parrotfish (Scarus quoyi) is a marine fish of the family Scaridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, India to Vanuatu, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia; Palau (Belau) in Micronesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scarus quoyi
Family
Scaridae (Parrotfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
2–18 m (7–59 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 18 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India to Vanuatu, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia; Palau (Belau) in Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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