Candelamoa Parrotfish, Hipposcarus harid (Forsskål 1775)


Other Names: Longnose Parrotfish

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Hipposcarus harid in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5550

Candelamoa Parrotfish, Hipposcarus harid (Forsskål 1775)

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Distribution

Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Feeding

 Forms large foraging schools.

Biology

A protogynous hermaphrodite a male (terminal phase) dominating a harem comprised of numerous females (initial phase).

Species Citation

Scarus harid Forsskål 1775, Descriptiones Animalium: 30. Type locality: Red Sea.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2020

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Candelamoa Parrotfish, Hipposcarus harid (Forsskål 1775)

References


Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. 

Bellwood, D.R. 1994. A phylogenetic study of the parrotfishes family Scaridae (Pisces: Labroidei), with a revision of genera. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 20: 1-86 

Bellwood, D.R. 2001. Scaridae. pp. 3468-3492 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.

Choat, J.H., Carpenter, K.E., Clements, K.D., Rocha, L.A., Russell, B., Myers, R., Lazuardi, M.E., Muljadi, A., Pardede, S. & Rahardjo, P. 2012. Hipposcarus harid. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T190733A17779418. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190733A17779418.en. Downloaded on 26 August 2020.

Forsskål, P. 1775. Descriptiones Animalium Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quæ in Itinere Orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est Materia Medica Kakirina atque Tabula Maris Rubri Geographica. Hauniæ : Mölleri 1-19, i-xxxiv, 164 pp., 1 map. See ref at BHL

Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/rbz/supplement-no-30/

Klausewitz, W. & Nielsen, J.G. 1965. On Forsskål's collection of fishes in the Zoological Museum of Copenhagen. Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniensis 22: 1-29, Pls. 1-38.

Randall, J.E. & Bruce, R.W. 1983. The parrotfishes of the subfamily Scarinae of the western Indian Ocean with descriptions of three new species. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 47: 1-39, pls 1-6 See ref online

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37386044

Biology:Hermaphrodite

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Depth:1-25 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:75 cm TL

Species Maps

CAAB distribution map