Schlegel's Parrotfish
Scarus schlegeli
- Usual depth4–20 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and October
- How commonCommon
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 19 records
- February: 168 records
- March: 213 records
- April: 212 records
- May: 365 records
- June: 245 records
- July: 335 records
- August: 400 records
- September: 359 records
- October: 596 records
- November: 146 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–20 m · Deepest record: 53 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Schlegel's Parrotfish, Yellowband Parrotfish, Yellowbar Parrotfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Filipino
- Luro, Lutiin
- French
- Perroquet de Schlegel
- Japanese
- Obibudai, オビブダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 史氏鸚哥魚, 蠔魚(雌), 許氏鸚嘴魚, 许氏鹦嘴鱼, 青衫(雄), 鸚哥
Other scientific names: Nibea schlegeli, Pseudoscarus schlegeli
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).
- 5,277 open-data records from 1931 to 2023.
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