Sparisoma cretense Parrotfish, Mediterranean Parrotfish

Sparisoma cretenseis commonly referred to as Parrotfish, Mediterranean Parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Morro del Jable, Pajara, Fuerteventura Spanien.

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AphiaID:: 231441

Scientific:: Sparisoma cretense
German:: Europäischer Papageienfisch
English:: Parrotfish, Mediterranean Parrotfish

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Sparisoma (Genus) > cretense (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Straße von Gibralta, Tunesien, West Sahara, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Madeira, Morocco, Northern Africa, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 20 - 50 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 75.2 °F (18°C - 24°C)
Food:: Algae, Aquatic plant, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates
Tank:: 1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-07-24 10:53:23
Last edit:: 2017-12-11 08:02:46

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(Linnaeus, 1758)

In shallow water along rocky shores. Feed on algae and small invertebrates

Synonyms:
Calliodon rubiginosus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Euscarus cretensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Labrus cretensis Linnaeus, 1758
Scarus canariensis Valenciennes, 1838
Scarus cretensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scarus mutabilis Lowe, 1838
Scarus rubiginoides Guichenot, 1865
Scarus rubiginosus Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus siculus Cocco, 1846
Sparidosoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sparisoma (Euscarus) cretense (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sparisoma cretensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Sparisomatinae (Subfamily) > Sparisoma (Genus)

Scientific paper

Morphological characterisation and phylogenetic relationships ofZschokkella candian. sp. from the gall-bladder ofSparisoma cretense(L.) (Perciformes: Scaridae) in the Sea of Crete off Greece, Kalatzis, Panos G.; Kokkari, Constantina; Katharios, Pantelis , 2015
Enteromyxum leei infection in parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense: Histopathological, morphological and molecular study, Katharios, Pantelis; Kokkari, Constantina; Sterioti, Aspasia; Smyrli, Maria; Kalatzis, Panos G. , 2014
Spatial patterns in reproductive traits of the temperate parrotfish Sparisoma cretense, Pedro Afonso; Telmo Morato; Ricardo Serrão Santos, 2008
First record of the Mediterranean parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense in Ria Formosa (south Portugal), Abecasis, David; Bentes, Luís; Ribeiro, Joaquim; Machado, Daniel; Oliveira, Frederico; Veiga, Pedro; Gonçalves, Jorge M.S.; Erzini, Karim , 2008
Effect of fishing pressure on the spatio-temporal variability of the parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense (Pisces: Scaridae), across the Canarian Archipelago (eastern Atlantic), F. Tuya; L. Ortega-Borges; P. Sanchez-Jerez; R.J. Haroun, 2006
Social organization and sexual pattern in the Mediterranean parrotfish Sparisoma cretense (Teleostei: Scaridae), M. de Girolamo; M. Scaggiante; M. B. Rasotto, 1999

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Adult

Juvenile

Copyright Carlos Luis Hernández-González, Foto Kanarische Inseln

Sparisoma cretense (c) by Martin Hablützel, unterwasserfoto.ch Aufnahmeort Teneriffa, Kanarische Inseln

Initial phase

Foto: Morro del Jable, Pajara, Fuerteventura Spanien.

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