Calotomus
| Calotomus | |
|---|---|
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| Calotomus carolinus, Carolines parrotfish | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Calotomus Gilbert, 1890 |
| Species | |
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5 extant, see text | |
Calotomus is a parrotfish genus from the Indo-Pacific, with a single species ranging into the warmer parts of the east Pacific. Compared to most of their relatives, their colours are relatively dull. Several species in this genus are associated with sea grass beds, but most can also be seen at reefs.
Species
The genus includes these extant species.
A female Carolines parrotfish (C. carolinus) in the initial phase.
A male Carolines parrotfish (C. carolinus) in the terminal phase.
- Japanese parrotfish, Calotomus japonicus
- Spinytooth parrotfish, Calotomus spinidens
- Viridescent parrotfish, Calotomus viridescens
- Yellowbar parrotfish, Calotomus zonarchus
The fossil species, Calotomus preisli has been recovered from middle Miocene beds from Austria, suggesting the Paratethys Sea might have been tropical.[1]
References
- ↑ Bellwood, David R.; Schultz, Ortwin (1991). "A Review of the Fossil Record of the Parrotfishes (Labroidei: Scaridae) with a Description of a New Calotomus Species from the Middle Miocene (Badenian) of Austria" (PDF). Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien. 92: 55–71.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). Species of Calotomus in FishBase. December 2009 version.
- Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
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