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Scarus chameleon
Chameleon Parrotfish
As recorded: Scarus chameleon Choat & Randall, 1986
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- J. Howard Choat
- Date
- December 7, 1983
- Locality
- One Tree Island; SE lagoon; isolated reef
- Island
- One Tree
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Scarus chameleon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Hiroya Kidoguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
lady elliot island
(c) rpolei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
lady elliot island
(c) rpolei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Lady Elliot Island, Queensland 4670, Australia
(c) Jenny Sedgwick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Timba Timba Island, Malaysia
(c) Ingmar Rondeel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Scarus chameleon. BPBM 29669. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38589025. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/29669.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38589025 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026