Common Scalyfin
Parma victoriae
- Usual depth5–10 m
- Water temperature14–20 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 494 records
- February: 256 records
- March: 420 records
- April: 214 records
- May: 183 records
- June: 218 records
- July: 66 records
- August: 162 records
- September: 153 records
- October: 344 records
- November: 259 records
- December: 322 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–10 m · Deepest record: 24 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–20 °C
Photos
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(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Rolf Lawrenz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Common Scalyfin, Rock Perch, Scalyfin, Victorian Rock Perch, Victorian Scaly-fin, Victorian Scalyfin
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Teniente Común
Other scientific names: Glyphidodon victoriae, Heliastes lividus, Parma viola
Similar species
Black ScalyfinParma alboscapularis
Common ScalyfinParma mccullochi
scalyfinParma microlepis
Big-scaled ParmaParma oligolepis
Banded ParmaParma polylepis
Girdled ParmaParma unifasciata
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 2,910 open-data records from 1949 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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