Calotomus carolinus

Calotomus carolinus
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Calotomus
Species:
C. carolinus
Binomial name
Calotomus carolinus
(Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms[2]
  • Callyodon carolinus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Callyodon sandwicensis Valenciennes, 1840
  • Calotomus sandwicensis (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Callyodon genistriatus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Callyodon brachysoma Bleeker, 1861
  • Leptoscarus brachysoma (Bleeker, 1861)
  • Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890
  • Calotomus irradians Jenkins, 1901
  • Calotomus snyderi Jenkins, 1903
  • Scarichthys rarotongae Seale, 1906
  • Cryptotomus albimarginatus Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1961

Calotomus carolinus, commonly known as Carolines parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is also known as the starry-eye parrotfish, stareye parrotfish, bucktooth parrotfish, Christmas parrotfish or marbled parrotfish. Since the Calotomus carolinus is known across the Pacific, it also has its own name in many native languages for example, it is called a panuhunuhunu in the Hawaiian language.[3]

  1. ^ Russell, B.; Choat, J.H.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Calotomus carolinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190688A17798889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190688A17798889.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Calotomus carolinus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ CHD - Hawaiian-English - P (ulukau.org)