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Scarus tricolor
Tricolour Parrotfish
As recorded: Scarus tricolor Bleeker, 1847
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- November 30, 1966
- Locality
- Society Islands
- Island
- Society Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 30, 1966, J.E. Randall also collected 5 other specimens.
Scarus tricolor observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 441 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12
Madagascar
(c) Laurent Barthe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Баа, Мальдивы
(c) Евгения, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-17
Баа, Мальдивы
(c) Евгения, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
roche noire, Mohéli, Comores
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-03
mea, Mohéli, Comores
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-28
Balayan Bay, Calabarzon, PH
(c) Hugo Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Scarus tricolor. BPBM 10896. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38586913. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10896.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38586913 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
