Five-saddle parrotfish
Scarus scaber
- Usual depth1–22 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and March
- How commonRare
About this species
Scarus scaber, the five-saddle parrotfish or dusky-capped parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to Indian Ocean.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 16 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 49 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Five-saddle parrotfish, Dusky-capped Parrotfish, five-saddle parrotfish, Fivesaddle parrotfish
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Fünfsattel-Papageifisch
- French
- Kakatoi Vert, Perroquet à cinq selles, Perroquet Sale, Poisson-perroquet Rude
- Thai
- ปลานกแก้วบั้งทแยง
- Simplified Chinese
- 横带鹦嘴鱼
Other scientific names: Callyodon pectoralis, Callyodon scaber, Scarus pectoralis
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).
- 303 open-data records from 1840 to 2023.
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