Scarus zufar

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Choat, J.H. |author2=Myers, R. |author3=Russell, B. |author4=Clements, K.D. |author5=Rocha, L.A. |author6=Lazuardi, M.E. |author7=Muljadi, A. |author8=Rahardjo, P. |author9=Pardede, S. |date=2012 |title=Scarus zufar |volume=2012 |page=e.T190752A17785856 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190752A17785856.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Scarus zufar

| authority = Randall & Hoover, 1995{{FishBase|Scarus|zufar|month=December|year=2019}}

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Scarus zufar, also known as Dhofar parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is found along the central to southern coastal waters of Oman. S. zufar was first identified in 1995.

Description

This species of parrot fish is blue-green in colour and grows to be 52 centimetres.

Distribution

It has been found exclusively in the waters of the central and southern coasts of Oman.

Habitat

Scarus zufar is found in rock and Coral reefs.

Ecology

S. zufar is described as "fast-growing" and can live up to 9 years.

Threats

There are no known threats to the Scarus zufar.

References

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Further reading

  • Randall, John E., and John P. Hoover. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1446765?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents "Scarus zufar, a new species of parrotfish from southern Oman, with comments on endemism of the area."] Copeia (1995): 683-688.
  • Randall, J.E., 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p.

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zufar

Category:Taxa named by John Ernest Randall

Category:Taxa named by John P. Hoover

Category:Fish described in 1995