Scarus taeniopterus Princess Parrotfish

Scarus taeniopterusis commonly referred to as Princess Parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:: 4483
AphiaID:: 276062

Scientific:: Scarus taeniopterus
German:: Gestreifter Papageifisch
English:: Princess Parrotfish

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > taeniopterus (Species)
Initial determination:: Lesson, 1829

Occurrence:: Barbados, Guadeloupe, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Grenada, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Indo Pacific, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico (East Pacific), Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin / Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S.
Sea depth:: 2 - 25 Meter
Size:: 8.66" - 13.78" (22cm - 35cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carrion
Tank:: 659.94 gal (~ 3000L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Has a poison harmful to health

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-07-30 21:22:01
Last edit:: 2023-01-14 13:12:24

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Scarus taeniopterus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Scarus taeniopterus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Scarus taeniopterus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

Info

Lesson, 1829

Found on bottoms with coral or rock.
Juveniles often occur in association with Thalassia.

Forms large feeding aggregations and feeds on plants. Sleeps in a mucus cocoon.

Reports of ciguatera poisoning