Blue-faced Parrotfish
Scarus prasiognathos
- Usual depth0–15 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and July
- How commonOccasional
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About this species
Scarus prasiognathos, the Singapore parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to the eastern Indian and western 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: 74 records
- February: 72 records
- March: 115 records
- April: 94 records
- May: 68 records
- June: 39 records
- July: 92 records
- August: 60 records
- September: 28 records
- October: 67 records
- November: 42 records
- December: 58 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–15 m · Deepest record: 19.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Dr. Thomas Dörner, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Wolfgang Ahlmer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Storm Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jeremy Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-faced Parrotfish, Dusky Parrotfish, Green-face Parrotfish, Greenthroat Parrotfish, Ocean Parrotfish, Singapore parrotfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Loro Etobón
- French
- Perroquet, Perroquet à Bec Vert, Perroquet étaubone, Perroquet océan, Perroquet, Perroquet à bec vert, Poisson-perroquet à Menton Bleu
- Japanese
- Nishikibudai, ニシキブダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 綠頜鸚哥魚, 綠頜鸚嘴魚, 绿颌鹦嘴鱼, 蠔魚(雌), 青衫(雄), 鸚哥
Other scientific names: Callyodon janthochir, Callyodon janthocir, Callyodon singaporensis, Pseudoscarus janthochir, Pseudoscarus singaporensis, Scarus chlorodon, Scarus janthochir, Scarus prasiognathus, Scarus singaporensis
Similar species
Big Belly ParrotfishScarus forsteni
Bridled parrotfishScarus frenatus
Blue-barred parrotfishScarus ghobban
Globehead parrotfishScarus globiceps
Dusky parrotfishScarus niger
Blue ParrotfishScarus 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).
- 575 open-data records from 1840 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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