Green-blotched Parrotfish
Scarus quoyi
- Usual depth10–26 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Scarus quoyi, commonly known as Quoy's or greenblotch parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs. The species can grow to a length of up to 40 cm.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 20 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–26 m · Deepest record: 26 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Green-blotched Parrotfish, Greenblotch Parrotfish, Quoy's parrotfish
Names in 5 more languages
- Filipino
- Isdang loro, Loro, Luro, Lutiin, Mulmol, Yapot
- French
- Perroquet de Quoy
- Japanese
- Remombudai, Remonbudai, レモンブダイ
- Thai
- ปลานกแก้วคางลาย
- Simplified Chinese
- 瓜氏鸚哥魚, 瓜氏鸚嘴魚, 鸚哥
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).
- 285 open-data records from 1931 to 2023.
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