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Scarus viridifucatus in life
In life — Green-snout Parrotfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Gaell Mainguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Gaell Mainguy
BPBM 18950Ichthyology

Scarus viridifucatus

Green-snout Parrotfish

As recorded: Scarus viridifucatus (Smith, 1956)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
March 23, 1975
Locality
North Male Atoll; Villingili Island, N side and E side; base of reef front
Island
North Male Atoll
Depth
3 m
Record type
Preserved specimen

Scarus viridifucatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-01.

Scarus viridifucatus observed 2025-05-01

2025-05-01

Laamu Atoll 15090, Maldives

(c) Coral.Coco_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scarus viridifucatus observed 2025-02-21

2025-02-21

Raa Atoll, Maldives

(c) Darren Obbard, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Scarus viridifucatus observed 2025-02-09

2025-02-09

Baa-Atoll, MV

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

Scarus viridifucatus observed 2022-10-30

2022-10-30

Port Glaud, Seychelles

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

Scarus viridifucatus observed 2016-09-23

2016-09-23

Cap Ternay and Conception, Mahe, Seychelles

(c) Malcolm Francis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Scarus viridifucatus observed 2016-03-10

2016-03-10

Antsiranana Urban, Madagaskar

(c) Lennart Hudel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Scarus viridifucatus. BPBM 18950. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38589053. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18950.

Record sources