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Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Marbled parrotfish
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Tanzania country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Dar-es-Salaam, USNM 201533 (4: 45-102 mm). Zanzibar, BM(NH) 1865.2.27.78 (95 mm, skeleton) (Ref. 525).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bruce, R.W. and J.E. Randall, 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Perroquet marbré, Seagrass parrotfish, Perroquet pétrole, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Sparisomatinae
Etymology: Leptoscarus: Greek, leptos = thin + Latin, scarus = a fish cited by ancient writers; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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