Scarus guacamaia Cuvier 1829
SCARIDAE
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Scientific name: Scarus guacamaia
Author: Cuvier 1829
Rank: Species
Status: valid
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Common names:
rainbow parrotfish (English)
loro guacamayo
Synonyms: = Scarus pleianus Poey 1861
= Scarus turchesius Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840
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TAXONOMY (*)
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Subkingdom: Bilateria
Infrakingdom: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Actinopterygii (Spiny rayed fishes)
Class: Teleostei
Superorder: Acanthopterygii
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fishes)
Suborder: Labroidei (Wrasses)
Family: Scaridae Rafinesque 1810 (Parrotfishes)
Subfamily: Scarinae
Genus: Scarus Forsskål 1775 (Parrotfishes)
Species: Scarus guacamaia Cuvier 1829
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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database,
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