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''Scarus'' is a genus of parrotfish. With at least 52 currently recognised extant species,〔Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. (''Scarus''. ) FishBase. 2013.〕 it is by far the largest genus in this group. 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 and eastern Atlantic. Most are very colourful, and have strikingly different initial (males and females) and terminal (males only) phases. Most species have a maximum length between , but the rainbow parrotfish (''Scarus guacamaia'') reaches . ==Species== *''Scarus altipinnis'' - filament-finned parrotfish *''Scarus arabicus'' - Arabian parrotfish *''Scarus caudofasciatus'' - red-barred parrotfish *''Scarus chameleon'' - chameleon parrotfish *''Scarus chinensis'' *''Scarus coelestinus'' - midnight parrotfish *''Scarus coeruleus'' - blue parrotfish *''Scarus collana'' - Red Sea parrotfish *''Scarus compressus'' - azure parrotfish *''Scarus dimidiatus'' - yellow-barred parrotfish *''Scarus dubius'' - regal parrotfish *''Scarus falcipinnis'' - sicklefin parrotfish *''Scarus ferrugineus'' - rusty parrotfish *''Scarus festivus'' - festive parrotfish *''Scarus flavipectoralis'' - yellowfin parrotfish *''Scarus forsteni'' - Forsten's parrotfish *''Scarus frenatus'' - bridled parrotfish *''Scarus fuscocaudalis'' - darktail parrotfish *''Scarus fuscopurpureus'' - purple-brown parrotfish *''Scarus ghobban'' - blue-barred parrotfish *''Scarus globiceps'' - globehead parrotfish *''Scarus gracilis'' *''Scarus guacamaia'' - rainbow parrotfish *''Scarus hoefleri'' - Guinean parrotfish *''Scarus hypselopterus'' - yellowtail parrotfish *''Scarus iseri'' - striped parrotfish *''Scarus koputea'' - Marquesan parrotfish *''Scarus longipinnis'' - highfin parrotfish *''Scarus maculipinna'' *''Scarus niger'' - dusky parrotfish *''Scarus obishime'' *''Scarus oviceps'' - dark-capped parrotfish *''Scarus ovifrons'' - knobsnout parrotfish *''Scarus perrico'' *''Scarus persicus'' - gulf parrotfish *''Scarus prasiognathos'' - Singapore parrotfish *''Scarus psittacus'' - common parrotfish *''Scarus quoyi'' - Quoy's parrotfish *''Scarus rivulatus'' - rivulated parrotfish *''Scarus rubroviolaceus'' - ember parrotfish *''Scarus russelii'' - eclipse parrotfish *''Scarus scaber'' - fivesaddle parrotfish *''Scarus schlegeli'' - yellowband parrotfish *''Scarus spinus'' - greensnout parrotfish *''Scarus taeniopterus'' - princess parrotfish *''Scarus tricolor'' - tricolour parrotfish *''Scarus trispinosus'' *''Scarus vetula'' - queen parrotfish *''Scarus viridifucatus'' - roundhead parrotfish *''Scarus xanthopleura'' - red parrotfish *''Scarus zelindae'' *''Scarus zufar'' - Dhofar parrotfish 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scarus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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