BPBM 23355Ichthyology

Scarus

As recorded: Scarus Forsskål, 1775

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, and R.P.H. RutherfordJohnson Randall →R.P.H. Rutherford →G.W. Tribble →
Date: July 16, 1978
Locality: Taiwan; S end; Ch'uan fan-shih; channel behind large limestone rock at shore
Island: Taiwan
Depth: 3 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

105 Bishop specimens of Scarus · collected 1901–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 16, 1978, J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, and R.P.H. Rutherford also collected 24+ other specimens.

Scarus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36,678 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.