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Dusky parrotfish

Scarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the dusky 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 dusky parrotfish live?

Not recorded

Is the dusky 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 dusky parrotfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLabridae
  6. genusScarus
  7. SpeciesScarus prasiognathos Valenciennes, 1840

Synonyms Callyodon janthochir, Callyodon janthocir, Callyodon singaporensis, Pseudoscarus janthochir, Pseudoscarus singaporensis, Scarus chlorodon, Scarus janthochir, Scarus prasiognathus, Scarus singaporensis

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Blue-faced parrotfishEnglish
  • Green-face parrotfishEnglish
  • Green-throat parrotfishEnglish
  • Greencheek parrotfishEnglish
  • Greenthroat parrotfishEnglish
  • Ocean parrotfishEnglish
  • Singapore parrotfishEnglish
  • Bunog na angolBikol
  • Peix lloro de SingapurCatalan
  • BuyosCebuano
  • ploskozubec zelenohrdlýCzech
  • Grønstrubet PapegøjefiskDanish
  • Grünwangen-PapageifischGerman
  • Loro EtobónSpanish
  • PerroquetFrench
  • Pesce pappagallo gola verdeItalian
  • ニシキブダイJapanese
  • KalatMalay
  • Peixe-papagaio-de-SingapuraPortuguese
  • ปลานกแก้วแก้มเขียวThai
  • LuroFilipino
  • 鸚哥Chinese
  • AliyakyakCebuano
  • BungalogCebuano
  • Perroquet à Bec VertFrench
  • Perroquet à menton bleuFrench
  • Perroquet étauboneFrench
  • Perroquet océanFrench
  • Poisson-perroquet à Menton BleuFrench
  • NishikibudaiJapanese
  • KetarapMalay
  • PerencongMalay
  • LutiinFilipino
  • 綠頜鸚哥魚Chinese
  • 綠頜鸚嘴魚Chinese
  • 绿颌鹦嘴鱼Chinese
  • 蠔魚(雌)Chinese
  • 青衫(雄)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dusky parrotfish

Other species in the same genus Scarus.

Kwab

Scarus coeruleus

LabridaeNo free photo yet

Scarld

Scarus coelestinus

LabridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dusky parrotfish?

The dusky parrotfish (Scarus prasiognathos) belongs to the family Labridae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dusky parrotfish (Scarus prasiognathos). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-parrotfish

MLA

“Dusky parrotfish (Scarus prasiognathos).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-parrotfish.

BibTeX
@misc{dusky_parrotfish_2026,
  title = {Dusky parrotfish (Scarus prasiognathos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-parrotfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}