King Parrotfish
Scarus flavipectoralis
- Usual depth5–43 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Scarus flavipectoralis, the yellow-fin parrotfish, also known as the king parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish in the family Scaridae. It is found in the western Central Pacific from the Philippines east to the Solomon Islands, north to the Marshall Islands and south to Scott Reef and the Great Barrier Reef, it has also been recorded from Tonga.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 36 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 84 records
- June: 35 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 47 records
- November: 22 records
- December: 47 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–43 m · Deepest record: 59 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- King Parrotfish, Rainbow Parrotfish, Yellowfin Parrotfish
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Perroquet à nageoire jaune
- Simplified Chinese
- 黃鰭鸚哥魚
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).
- 927 open-data records from 1966 to 2023.
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