Scarus scaber
Five-saddle Parrotfish
As recorded: Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- R.W. Bruce
- Date
- March 13, 1976
- Locality
- Aldabra Atoll; Isle Picard, W coast; reef front
- Island
- Aldabra Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Scarus scaber observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 198 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)
2026-08-15
Baa, MV
(c) Taisiya Manyuk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Mtsamboro, YT
(c) pierrenot56, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Mtsamboro, YT
(c) Ombeline Sculfort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-06-03
Mtsamboro, YT
(c) Ombeline Sculfort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-04-05
Tsingoni, YT
(c) tombrien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Scarus scaber. BPBM 21138. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38588313. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21138.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38588313 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026