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Marquesan parrotfish

Scarus koputea Randall & Choat, 1980

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the marquesan 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 marquesan parrotfish live?

Not recorded

Is the marquesan 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 marquesan parrotfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLabridae
  6. genusScarus
  7. SpeciesScarus koputea Randall & Choat, 1980
Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Peix lloro de les MarquesesCatalan
  • 珊瑚鹦嘴鱼Chinese
  • ploskozubec markézskýCzech
  • Perroquet marquisienFrench
  • Pesce pappagallo delle MarchesiItalian
  • Peixe-papagaio-marquesanoPortuguese
  • 珊瑚鸚嘴魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marquesan 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 marquesan parrotfish?

The marquesan parrotfish (Scarus koputea) belongs to the family Labridae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marquesan parrotfish (Scarus koputea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-parrotfish

MLA

“Marquesan parrotfish (Scarus koputea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-parrotfish.

BibTeX
@misc{marquesan_parrotfish_2026,
  title = {Marquesan parrotfish (Scarus koputea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-parrotfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}