Blue-barred parrotfish

Scarus ghobban

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth3–54 m
Water temperature19–30 °C
Best monthsJuly, August, and November
How commonCommon

About this species

Scarus ghobban, also known as the blue-barred parrotfish, blue trim parrotfish, cream parrotfish, globe-headed parrotfish, green blotched parrotfish, yellow scale parrotfish, and bluechin parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Scaridae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 53 records
February: 109 records
March: 126 records
April: 162 records
May: 317 records
June: 103 records
July: 470 records
August: 541 records
September: 420 records
October: 452 records
November: 474 records
December: 110 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–54 m · Deepest record: 135 m

0–10 m: 1,353 records
10–20 m: 557 records
20–30 m: 126 records
30–40 m: 193 records
40–50 m: 245 records
50–60 m: 252 records
60–70 m: 88 records
70–80 m: 49 records
80–90 m: 27 records
90–100 m: 4 records
100–110 m: 7 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 10 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 28 records
26–28 °C: 213 records
28–30 °C: 49 records

Names and classification

English: Blue-barred parrotfish, Bluechin parrotfish, blue-barred parrotfish, Bluebarred Parrotfish, Blue-barred parrotfish, bluechin parrotfish, Blue Trim Parrotfish, Cream Parrotfish, flame parrotfish, Globe-headed Parrotfish, Green Blotched Parrotfish, Yellow Scale Parrotfish

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: Loro, Loro Barba Azul, loro barbazul, Loro de Escamas Amarillas
French: Kakatoi Blanc, Perroquet, Perroquet à bandes bleues, Perroquet à bandes bleues, Perroquet crème, Perroquet souris, Perroquet à Bord Bleu, Perroquet à Ecailles Jaunes, Perroquet Barbe Bleue, Perroquet barbe bleue, Perroquet à écailles jaunes, Perroquet Crème, Perroquet Souris, Poisson-perroquet à Bandes Bleues
Japanese: Hibudai, ヒブダイ
Simplified Chinese: 紅蠔魚(雌), 紅衫, 藍點鸚哥魚, 青点鹦嘴鱼, 青衫(雄), 青點鸚嘴魚, 鸚哥

Other scientific names: Callyodon apridentatus, Callyodon dussumieri, Callyodon fuscocuneus, Callyodon ghobban, Callyodon guttatus, Callyodon speigleri, Hemistoma reticulata, Pseudoscarus californiensis, Pseudoscarus cantori, Pseudoscarus flavipinnis, Pseudoscarus garretti, Pseudoscarus natalensis, Pseudoscarus nudirostris, Pseudoscarus papuensis, Scarus apridentatus, Scarus azureus, Scarus dussumieri, Scarus fehlmanni, Scarus ghoban, Scarus guttatus, Scarus haridoides, Scarus lacerta, Scarus maculosus, Scarus magrathii, Scarus noyesi, Scarus pepo, Scarus pyrrostethus, Scarus reticulata, Scarus scabriusculus, Scarus toshi

Similar species

Big Belly Parrotfish
Scarus forsteni
Bridled parrotfish
Scarus frenatus
Globehead parrotfish
Scarus globiceps
Dusky parrotfish
Scarus niger
Blue Parrotfish
Scarus oviceps
Common parrotfish
Scarus psittacus

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).
8,670 open-data records from 1775 to 2024.

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