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Scarus quoyi, Quoy's parrotfish : fisheries
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Eupercaria/misc
(Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Scaridae
(Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology:
Scarus:
Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Valenciennes
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 18 m (Ref.
9710
). Tropical; 30°N - 24°S
Indo-West Pacific: India to Vanuatu, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia; Palau (Belau) in Micronesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
48636
)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
spines
: 3;
Anal
soft rays
: 9. This species is distinguished by the following features: 6 median predorsal scales; 3 scale rows on cheek 1(5), 2(5-6), 3(2); lips largely covering the dental plates; caudal fin is truncate to slightly rounded. Colour overall is green to purplish or bluish, sometimes a pink patch on pectoral region, often with lime-green saddle on upper caudal-fin base, a dark green 'moustache' and pale green patch on cheek (Ref.
90102
).
Inhabits coral-rich areas of outer channels and seaward reefs (Ref.
9710
). Occurs singly or in small groups (Ref.
9710
) over intertidal flats to graze on algae during high water mark (Ref.
48636
).
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Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref.
205
).
Myers, R.F.
, 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref.
1602
)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref.
130435
)
Least Concern (LC)
; Date assessed:
18 September 2009
CITES
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201
): 26 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2738 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01660 (0.00936 - 0.02944), b=3.12 (2.96 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 2.0 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Price category (Ref.
80766
):
High
.
Nutrients (Ref.
124155
): Calcium = 46.3 [25.6, 79.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.711 [0.456, 1.202] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.0, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.0533 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 19.6 [10.2, 36.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.1 [11.9, 186.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.31 [1.65, 3.16] mg/100g (wet weight);
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