Sparisoma chrysopterum

"Kwab" redirects here. For other uses, see Kwab (disambiguation).

Sparisoma chrysopterum
Male specimen, terminal colour phase
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Sparisoma
Species:
S. chrysopterum
Binomial name
Sparisoma chrysopterum
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms[2]
  • Scarus chrysopterus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Sparus abildgaardi Bloch, 1791
  • Sparisoma abildgaardi (Bloch, 1791)
  • Scarus flavescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Sparisoma flavescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Scarus squalidus Poey, 1860
  • Sparisoma squalidum (Poey, 1860)
  • Scarus brachialis Poey, 1861
  • Sparisoma brachiale (Poey, 1861)

Sparisoma chrysopterum (common names: redtail parrotfish, blue parrotfish, kwab, pink kwab, pink parrot, blisterside, and blue black-finned chub)[1] is a species of parrotfish.[3]

  1. ^ a b Rocha, L.A.; Choat, J.H.; Clements, K.D.; Russell, B.; Myers, R.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Sparisoma chrysopterum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190738A17788150. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190738A17788150.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sparisoma chrysopterum". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)". Marinespecies.org. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2013-10-04.