Bluebarred Parrotfish

Q: Where can you find Bluebarred Parrotfish?

Bluebarred Parrotfish can be found in: Egypt East, Laccadive Islands, Mariana Islands, Cocos Island, Australia West, Saudi Arabia West, Oman North, Malaysia East, Costa Rica, Taiwan, Malpelo Island, Costa Rica West, Australia North, Marshall Islands, Malaysia West, Komodo Island, Galapagos, Pacific East, Colombia West, Somalia East, Vanuatu, Sudan, Brunei, China, Ecuador, Myanmar, Eritrea, Australia, Hong Kong, Kenya, Qatar, India, Israel, Egypt North, Mexico West, Japan South, India East, India West, Thailand East, Thailand West, Panama West, Israel South, Saudi Arabia East, Oman, Oman East, Somalia North, Australia East, Nicaragua West, Guatemala West, Honduras South, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Vietnam, Seychelles, Cambodia, Indo-Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Mediterranean Sea, French Polynesia, Iraq, Lebanon, Polynesia, Singapore, Tanzania, Malaysia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Honduras, South Africa, Red Sea, Japan, Indonesia, Chagos Islands, Mexico, Mozambique, Jordan, Palau, Philippines, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Micronesia, Egypt, Tonga and Samoa, Yemen, Mascarene Islands, Madagascar, Kiribati, Pakistan, Djibouti, El Salvador, Iran South, United Arab Emirates, Comoros, Fiji, Palestine, Thailand, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Pacific Ocean, Colombia, Somalia, Nicaragua, Guatemala.

Scarus ghobban

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Scarus ghobban is a species of marine fish in the Scaridae family.

Other names: Blue-barred Parrotfish, Blue-barred Parrotfish, Blue Trim Parrotfish, Cream Parrotfish, Globe-headed Parrotfish, Green blotched Parrotfish, Yellow Scale Parrotfish and Bluechin Parrotfish.

Description

This species is blue-green to green in colour and commonly grows to approximately 46 cm. It may have a central stripe on the dorsal and anal fins that is pink in colour. The underside of the body may be pinkish or yellowish. There may be blue markings around the area of the pectoral fin.

Distribution

Scarus ghobban is widespread, known to live in waters from East Africa to Indonesia. It has laso been found in the Mediterranean, likely having entered by way of the Red Sea. It also occurs at the Galápagos Islands.

Habitat

Scarus Ghobban occurs in places with sandy bottoms and in areas with seagrass. It is also known to live in marginal reefs and in deeper waters.

Ecology

Scarus ghobban grows quickly and can live up to 13 years. It tends to congregate in small schools.

Threats

While the species is captured in large numbers by fishermen for consumption and sale, and there is also a high amount of bycatch from other fisheries, it is not particularly targeted and appears not to be threatened at this point. As other parrotfish, it is dependent on coral reefs to some degree, and is likely to suffer from the continued degradation of same.