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Sparisoma
Swainson, 1839
(fish)
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Scarinae (Subfamily) - parrotfishes
..Bolbometopon (Genus)
..Calotomus (Genus)
..Cetoscarus (Genus)
..Chlorurus (Genus)
..Cryptotomus (Genus)
..Hipposcarus (Genus)
..Leptoscarus (Genus)
..Nicholsina (Genus)
..Scarus (Genus)
..Sparisoma (Genus)
....Euscarus (Subgenus)
....Sparisoma amplum (Species)
....Sparisoma atomarium (Species) - greenblotch parrotfish
....Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Species) - redband parrotfish
....Sparisoma axillare (Species)
....Sparisoma chrysopterum (Species) - redtail parrotfish
....Sparisoma frondosum (Species)
....Sparisoma griseorubrum (Species)
....Sparisoma radians (Species) - bucktooth parrotfish
....Sparisoma rubripinne (Species) - redfin parrotfish
....Sparisoma strigatum (Species)
....Sparisoma tuiupiranga (Species)
....Sparisoma viride (Species) - stoplight parrotfish
Authorship
Original name
:
Swainson, 1839. N.H. Fishes, etc., 2, 172, 227.
Types
Type of
:
Sparisomatinae
(Subfamily)
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Different spelling
:
Spariosoma
(Genus)
Vernacular Names (Latin)
Stem
:
Sparisomat-
Ref:
G.C. Steyskal, 1980
: 173.
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