Globehead parrotfish
Scarus globiceps
- Usual depth5–13 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and July
- How commonCommon
About this species
Scarus globiceps, commonly known as the globehead, violet-lined, speckled or roundhead parrotfish, is a marine fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where it lives in coral reefs.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 99 records
- March: 188 records
- April: 104 records
- May: 154 records
- June: 57 records
- July: 135 records
- August: 126 records
- September: 110 records
- October: 104 records
- November: 46 records
- December: 51 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–13 m · Deepest record: 33 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Globehead parrotfish, globehead parrotfish, Roundhead Parrotfish, Speckled Parrotfish, violetlined parrotfish, Violet-lined Parrot-fish, Violet-lined Parrotfish, Violetline Parrotfish
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Loro Globoso
- Filipino
- Luro, Lutiin
- French
- Perroquet-globe, Perroquet globeux, Perroquet masqué
- Japanese
- Daidai-budai, Daidaibudai, ダイダイブダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 臭腥仔, 蟲紋鸚哥魚, 蠔魚(雌), 青衫(雄), 鸚哥, 黑斑鸚嘴魚, 黑斑鹦嘴鱼
Other scientific names: Callyodon globiceps, Callyodon lepidus, Pseudocarus spilonotus, Pseudoscarus fuscus, Pseudoscarus spilonotus, Pseudoscarus strigipinnis, Scarus lepidus, Scarus pronus, Scarus qlobiceps
Similar species
- Big Belly Parrotfish
Scarus forsteni
- Bridled parrotfish
Scarus frenatus
- Blue-barred parrotfish
Scarus ghobban
- 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).
- 2,143 open-data records from 1840 to 2023.
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