Rivulated Parrotfish
Scarus rivulatus
- Usual depth1–20 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonCommon
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1,266 records
- February: 256 records
- March: 256 records
- April: 428 records
- May: 677 records
- June: 732 records
- July: 1,094 records
- August: 738 records
- September: 724 records
- October: 558 records
- November: 1,119 records
- December: 2,163 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–20 m · Deepest record: 4,161 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Rivulated Parrotfish, Scribblefaced Parrotfish, Surf parrotfish, Tattooed Parrotfish
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Orangewangen-Papageifisch
- Filipino
- Isdang loro, Luro, Lutiin, Yapot
- French
- Perroquet à museau rayé, Poisson-perroquet à museau rayé
- Japanese
- Sujibudai, スジブダイ
- Thai
- ปลานกแก้วหน้าลาย
- Simplified Chinese
- 截尾鸚嘴魚, 截尾鹦嘴鱼, 蠔魚(雌), 雜紋鸚哥魚, 青衣, 青衫(雄), 鸚哥
Other scientific names: Callyodon fasciatus, Pseudoscarus rivulatus, Scarus arcuatus, Scarus fasciatus, Scarus micrognathos, Scarus rivulatoides
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 11,796 open-data records from 1840 to 2023.
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