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Taxon: Subfamily Scarinae Rafinesque, 1810 - parrotfishes (fish)
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Types

Nominotypical taxon of: Scaridae (Family) Rafinesque, 1810
Type: Scarus (Genus) Forsskål, 1775 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 15 Aug 2025; [<5 Sep 2025]. [inferred]

Variants

Former rank: Scaridae (Family) Rafinesque, 1810 Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (15 Aug 2025); 5 Sep 2025. [inferred]
Former rank: Scarini (Tribe) Rafinesque, 1810 Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (15 Aug 2025); 5 Sep 2025. [inferred]

Homonyms

Junior homonym: Scarinae (Subfamily) Amyot & Serville, 1843, nom. illeg. Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 5 Sep 2025.

Synonyms

In: Scaridae (Family) Rafinesque, 1810 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 396.
Including: Sparisomatinae (Subfamily) Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 15 Aug 2025; 5 Sep 2025. [inferred]

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: parrotfishes Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (15 Aug 2025).
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