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Cream parrotfish

Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775

Status not recordedbony fish

The cream parrotfish (Scarus ghobban) is a species in the family Labridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the cream parrotfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cream parrotfish live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cream parrotfish as introduced in 5 countries.

  1. Cyprus
  2. Greece
  3. Israel
  4. Lebanon
  5. Syria

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the cream parrotfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cream parrotfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLabridae
  6. genusScarus
  7. SpeciesScarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775

Synonyms Callyodon apridentatus, Callyodon dussumieri, Callyodon fuscocuneus, Callyodon ghobban, Callyodon guttatus, Callyodon pyrrostethus, Callyodon speigleri, Hemistoma reticulata, Julis cantori, Pseudoscarus californiensis, Pseudoscarus cantori, Pseudoscarus flavipinnis, Pseudoscarus garretti, Pseudoscarus natalensis, Pseudoscarus nudirostris, Pseudoscarus papuensis, Scarus apridentatus, Scarus azureus, Scarus dussumieri, Scarus fehlmanni, Scarus ghoban, Scarus guttatus, Scarus haridoides, Scarus lacerta, Scarus maculosus, Scarus magrathii, Scarus noyesi, Scarus pepo, Scarus pyrrostethus, Scarus pyrrostethus australianus, Scarus reticulata, Scarus scabriusculus, Scarus toshi

Other names and names in other languages (68)
  • Blue Trim parrotfishEnglish
  • Blue-barred orange parrot-fishEnglish
  • Blue-barred orange parrotfishEnglish
  • Blue-barred parrotfishEnglish
  • Bluechin parrotfishEnglish
  • Flame parrotfishEnglish
  • Flame-breasted parrot-fishEnglish
  • Globe-headed parrotfishEnglish
  • Green blotched parrotfishEnglish
  • Yellow scale parrotfishEnglish
  • GenArabic
  • Bunog na angolBikol
  • Peix lloro de ForsskålCatalan
  • BuyosCebuano
  • ploskozubec modropruhýCzech
  • Blåbåndet papegøjefiskDanish
  • Blauband-PapageifischGerman
  • LoroSpanish
  • turkoosipapukaijakalaFinnish
  • Kakatoi BlancFrench
  • תוכינוןHebrew
  • Pesce pappagallo fasce azzurreItalian
  • ヒブダイJapanese
  • KalatMalay
  • BlauwbandpapegaaivisDutch
  • PapagaioPortuguese
  • Скар-попугайRussian
  • Batagonsgd
  • PonoSwahili
  • Malunawtbk
  • ปลานกแก้วสีเพลิงThai
  • LuroFilipino
  • Papağan BalığıTurkish
  • Pla nok-kaew-faa-thongroot
  • 紅衫Chinese
  • سمكة الببغاء البرتقالية زرقاء الخطوطArabic
  • HumaraArabic
  • AliyakyakCebuano
  • BungalogCebuano
  • Loro Barba AzulSpanish
  • loro barbazulSpanish
  • Loro de Escamas AmarillasSpanish
  • Loro pericoSpanish
  • PerroquetFrench
  • Perroquet à bandes bleuesFrench
  • Perroquet à Bord BleuFrench
  • Perroquet à Ecailles JaunesFrench
  • Perroquet à écailles jaunesFrench
  • Perroquet Barbe BleueFrench
  • Perroquet CrèmeFrench
  • Perroquet SourisFrench
  • Poisson-perroquet à Bandes BleuesFrench
  • תוכינון האוכפיםHebrew
  • HibudaiJapanese
  • KetarapMalay
  • PerencongMalay
  • Nyabugui SenenePortuguese
  • Papagaio de Escamas AmarelasPortuguese
  • Peixe-papagaio-de-manchas-azuisPortuguese
  • ThukwaniPortuguese
  • LutiinFilipino
  • 藍紋鸚哥魚Chinese
  • 藍點鸚哥魚Chinese
  • 青点鹦嘴鱼Chinese
  • 青點鸚嘴魚Chinese
  • 鸚哥Chinese
  • 紅蠔魚(雌)Chinese
  • 青衫(雄)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cream parrotfish

Other species in the same genus Scarus.

Kwab

Scarus coeruleus

LabridaeNo free photo yet

Scarld

Scarus coelestinus

LabridaeNo free photo yet

Rainbow

Scarus guacamaia

LabridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the cream parrotfish an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cream parrotfish as introduced in 5 countries: Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Lebanon and Syria, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the cream parrotfish?

The cream parrotfish (Scarus ghobban) belongs to the family Labridae in the order Perciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cream parrotfish (Scarus ghobban). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cream-parrotfish

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BibTeX
@misc{cream_parrotfish_2026,
  title = {Cream parrotfish (Scarus ghobban)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cream-parrotfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}