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Scarus psittacus
English: Palenose Parrotfish (1)
As recorded: Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- Sin-che Lee
- Date
- August 1978
- Locality
- Taiwan; Lanyu (=Orchid Island); rocky tidepool
- Island
- Taiwan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Scarus psittacus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,973 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
21.6493504337, -158.0631820548
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Scarus psittacus. BPBM 22740. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38592036. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22740.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38592036 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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