Scarus forsteni
| Scarus forsteni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Scarus |
| Species: | S. forsteni
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| Binomial name | |
| Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)
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Scarus forsteni, commonly known as the whitespot parrotfish, or Forsten's parrotfish, is a marine fish native to tropical areas in the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs and feeds on benthic algae.[3] S. forsteni are scrapers, meaning they use their specialized beak-like mouths to scrape algae and other biofilms off ocean surfaces. This is possible due to their jaw physiology, which has a shallow shape and thin cement covering.[4]
References
- ^ Myers, R.; Choat, J.H.; Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Scarus forsteni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T190747A66523750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190747A66523750.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scarus forsteni". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ McGrouther, Mark (15 February 2013). "Whitespot Parrotfish, Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861)". nature culture discover. Australian Museum. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Bellwood, David R.; Choat, J. Howard (1990-08-01). "A functional analysis of grazing in parrotfishes (family Scaridae): the ecological implications". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 28 (1): 189–214. doi:10.1007/BF00751035. ISSN 1573-5133.
External links
- Photos of Scarus forsteni in the Sealife Collection