Scarus psittacus

Scarus psittacus
Terminal phase
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Scarus
Species:	S. psittacus
Binomial name
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
Synonyms
List Scarus venosus Valenciennes, 1840 Xanothon venosus (Valenciennes, 1840) Scarus hertit Valenciennes, 1840 Scarus forsteri Valenciennes, 1840 Callyodon forsteri (Valenciennes, 1840) Scarus taeniurus Valenciennes, 1840 Scarus balinensis Bleeker, 1849 Scarus bataviensis Bleeker, 1857 Callyodon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857) Xanothon bataviensis (Bleeker, 1857) Pseudocarus oktodon Bleeker, 1861 Scarus oktodon (Bleeker, 1861) Xanothon oktodon (Bleeker, 1861) Pseudoscarus forskalii Klunzinger, 1871 Scarus forskalii (Klunzinger, 1871) Pseudoscarus filholi Sauvage, 1880 Pseudoscarus labiosus Macleay, 1883 Scarus gilberti Jenkins, 1901 Scarus brunneus Jenkins, 1901 Scarus jenkinsi Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Callyodon erythacus Jordan & Seale, 1906 Callyodon hornbosteli Fowler, 1925 Scarus galena Jordan, 1925 Xanothon carifanus J. L. B. Smith, 1956 Xanothon parvidens J. L. B. Smith, 1956

Scarus psittacus, the common parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. Other common names for this species include the palenose parrotfish, Batavian parrotfish and the rosy-cheek parrotfish. It has a wide distribution in the Indo-Pacific region where it is associated with coral reefs. This species is utilised as food. It is the type species of the genus Scarus.