Scarus chameleon | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Scarus chameleon
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Labriformes
  • Family » Scaridae
  • Genus » Scarus
  • Species » chameleon
  • Scarus chameleon
    (Chameleon parrotfish)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) Scarus is a genus of parrotfishes. With 52 currently recognised extant species, it is by far the largest genus in this family. The vast majority are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific, but a small number of species are found in the warmer parts of the eastern Pacific and the western Atlantic, with a single species, Scarus hoefleri in the eastern Atlantic. Most are very colourful, and have strikingly different initial (males and females) and terminal (males only) phases. Adults of most species reach maximum lengths of between 30 and 50 cm (12–20 in), but the rainbow parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) can grow to lengths of 1.2 m (3.9 ft).
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
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  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   FDP_GOVG_2207_065A
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524631
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 15, 2024, 7:07 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    GATATCGGCACCCTCTACCTTGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGCACTGCCTTAAGCCTTCTTATCCGAGCTGAATTAAGCCAACCCGGGGCCCTTCTTGGAGATGACCAAATTTATAATGTTATCGTTACAGCTCACGCATTTGTAATGATCTTTTTTATGGTCATGCCTATTATGATTGGAGGCTTTGGAAATTGACTTATCCCCCTCATGATCGGAGCACCCGACATGGCCTTTCCTCGAATGAACAACATGAGCTTCTGACTCCTTCCCCCTTCCTTCCTACTGTTACTTGCCTCTTCTGGTGTAGAAGCAGGAGCAGGAACCGGATGAACTGTTTATCCCCCTCTAGCGGGGAATCTTGCACACGCAGGTGCATCCGTTGACCTAACAATTTTCTCTCTCCACCTGGCCGGGATTTCCTCAATCTTGGGGGCAATCAACTTCATTACAACCATCATCAATATGAAACCACCTGCCATCTCCCAATACCAAACTCCCCTGTTTGTATGAGCTGTCCTAATTACCGCCGTACTTCTTCTCCTCTCACTTCCTGTTCTTGCTGCAGGAATCACAATGCTACTCACAGATCGAAATCTGAACACTACTTTCTTCGACCCTGCAGGCGGAGGAGACCCAATTCTTTATCAACATCTATCTTGATTCTTC

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