Scarus schlegeli

Yellowbar Parrotfish

As recorded: Scarus cypho Seale, 1901

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: July 12, 1900
Locality: Guam
Island: Guam
Type status: Holotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

6 Bishop specimens of Scarus schlegeli · collected 1900–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 12, 1900, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Scarus schlegeli observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1900. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,082 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22

Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU

(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Kenting, Kenting, TW-TA-PT, TW-TA, TW

(c) ChienYL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Scarus schlegeli. BPBM 160. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38591621. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/160.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38591621 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026