Scaridae


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Noun1.Scaridae - parrotfishesScaridae - parrotfishes        
family Scaridae
fish family - any of various families of fish
order Perciformes, order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi - one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna
parrotfish, polly fish, pollyfish - gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
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Studies of temperate, subtropical, and coral reefs in Western Australia determined that analysis of videos from BRUVS results in greater species richness and a greater number of targeted, carnivorous large-bodied species, such as those in the families Lethrinidae and Serranidae, whereas UVC conducted by divers results in observations of more site-attached, cryptic small-bodied species, such as some members of the families Pomacentridae, Labridae, and Scaridae (Langlois et al., 2010; Watson et al., 2010).
Comparison of video and diver observations of sharks from a fishery-independent trap-video survey off east-central Florida, including utility of an alternative method of video analysis
Post-settlement diet shift of Chlorurus sordidus and Scarus schlegeli (Pisces: Scaridae).
Ecologia trofica y rasgos ecomorfologicos del pez Triportheus magdalenae (Characiformes: Triportheidae) en el embalse El Guajaro, rio Magdalena, Colombia
Occurrence of the isopod parasite Rocinela signata (Isopoda: Aegidae) on marine fish Sparisoma frondosum (Osteichthyes: Scaridae).
Gill metazoan parasites of the spotted goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus (Ostheichthyes: Mullidae) from the Coast of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil/Metazoarios parasitos de branquias do saramunete Pseudupeneus maculatus (Ostheichthyes: Mullidae) da costa de Pernambuco, Nordeste do Brasil
The Blenniidae and Carangidae families had six species each, followed by Epinephelidae, Haemulidae, Pomacentridae, and Scaridae, with five species in each family.
Rocky reef fish assemblage structure in coastal islands of southern Brazil
The study revealed that the fishery is composed of small-scale commodity producers who use labor intensive, low technology capital to catch high valued species such as queen conch, Strombus gigas; spiny lobster, Panulirus argus; various reef-fish (Labridae, Scaridae, Lutjanidae), and octopus (Octopodidae).
Socio-economic profile of the small-scale dive fishery in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
RAPD analysis for diversity can provide practical information for the management of genetic resources in Scaridae fishes.
Genetic polymorphism and changes in the concentration of heavy metals in catfish Clarias gariepinus from different sites as a result of environmental contamination
En el caso del carbonato depositado en esqueletos o en la matriz arrecifal misma, este se puede perder por raspado de peces loro (familia Scaridae), cochitos (Balistidae) y otros, que lo erosionan al alimentarse de algas (Spalding et al., 2001).
Carbon budget in coral reefs of Mexico/Presupuesto de carbono en arrecifes coralinos de Mexico/Orcamento de carbono em recifes de corais do Mexico
An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. IL.B.Smith Institute of Ichthyology Ichthyological Bulletin 68: 1-97.
Cirrhilabrus squirei, a new wrasse perciformes; labridae from the great barrier reef and coral sea, australia
Kaufman, "Foraging activity of roving herbivorous reef fish (Acanthuridae and Scaridae) in eastern Brazil: Influence of resource availability and interference competition," Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol.
Sequential steps of chromosomal differentiation in Atlantic surgeonfishes: evolutionary inferences
Further families including mucoid reef fish are the Chaetodontidae (predominant feeding mode), Tetraodontidae, Balistidae, Monacanthidae, Pomacentridae and Scaridae [45].
Detection of bioactive compounds in the mucus nets of Dendropoma maxima, Sowerby 1825 (Prosobranch Gastropod Vermetidae, Mollusca)
2 8 -- - Scaridae Sparisoma cretense 4 15 -- - Sphyraenidae Sphyraena viridensis 1 4 -- - Freshwater fish Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus 1 4 -- - Cyprinidae Carassius auratus -- -- 7 9.0 Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio 10 38 -- - Unidentified 20 76 44 56.4 Total 262 78 [B.sub.sta] 0.15 0.38 [H.sup.'] 0.55 0.70 * includes primarily this species but possibly others too.
Inter-insular variation of the diet of osprey Pandion haliaetus in the Canarian archipelago

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