Sparisoma tuiupiranga

Sparisoma tuiupiranga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Sparisoma
Species: S. tuiupiranga
Binomial name
Sparisoma tuiupiranga
Gasparini, Joyeux & Floeter, 2003

Sparisoma tuiupiranga is a parrotfish.[1] It has a single midventral scale posterior to the insertion of the pelvic fins. Its distribution extends from 18°S to 27°S in the western Atlantic. This species inhabits rocky reefs and associated macroalgae beds.

References

  1. Gasparini, Joao Luiz; Jean-Christophe Joyeaux; Sergio R. Floeter (2003). "Sparisoma tuiupiranga, a new species of parrotfish (Perciformes: Labroidei: Scaridae) from Brazil, with comments on the evolution of the genus" (PDF). Zootaxa. 384: 1–14. Retrieved 12 October 2012.


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