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Scarus chameleon
English: Chameleon Parrotfish (1)
As recorded: Scarus chameleon Choat & Randall, 1986
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 11, 1973
- Locality
- Viti Levu Island; Yanuca ("Yanutha") Island in Beqa ("Mbengga") lagoon
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Fiji
- Coordinates
- -18.3836, 177.9970 ± 1,307 m
- Depth
- 4 m
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 11, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 10 other specimens.
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Still here: Scarus chameleon observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-10-24.
2024-10-24
Beqa Island, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-27
Beqa Lagoon
(c) Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-07-02
SHARK REEF MARINE RESERVE, Galoa, Fiji
(c) Terry Farr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scarus chameleon. BPBM 14621. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38589794. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14621.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38589794 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026