Regal Parrot
Scarus dubius
- Usual depth4–22 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Scarus dubius, also known as regal parrotfish, is a parrotfish endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Scarus dubius”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 13 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 46 records
- July: 391 records
- August: 917 records
- September: 2,440 records
- October: 962 records
- November: 22 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–22 m · Deepest record: 95 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Regal Parrot, Regal Parrotfish, whitelined parrotfish
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Kakatoi Rouge
Other scientific names: Callyodon bennetti, Callyodon dubius, Callyodon lauia, Scarius dubius, Scarus bennetti, Scarus formosus, Scarus lauia
Similar species
- Big Belly Parrotfish
Scarus forsteni
- Bridled parrotfish
Scarus frenatus
- Blue-barred parrotfish
Scarus ghobban
- Globehead parrotfish
Scarus globiceps
- Dusky parrotfish
Scarus niger
- Blue Parrotfish
Scarus oviceps
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 4,842 open-data records from 1828 to 2019.
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