Redfin parrot
Sparisoma rubripinne (Valenciennes, 1840)
Status not recordedbony fish
The redfin parrot (Sparisoma rubripinne) is a species in the family Labridae, order Perciformes.
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Quick facts about the redfin parrot
- 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 redfin parrot live?
Not recorded
Is the redfin parrot 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 redfin parrot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- familyLabridae
- genusSparisoma
- SpeciesSparisoma rubripinne (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms Sacrus brachyvarius, Scarus brachyvarius, Scarus circumnotatus, Scarus emarginatus, Scarus rubripinnis, Scarus truncatus, Sparisoma pachycephalum, Sparisoma rhomaleum, Sparisoma rubripinnis
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- Redfin parrotfishEnglish
- Roughscale KwobEnglish
- Roughscale parrotEnglish
- Yellowtail parrotEnglish
- Yellowtail parrotfishEnglish
- Peix lloro tropicalCatalan
- 紅鰭鸚鯛Chinese
- ploskozubec žlutoocasýCzech
- Gelbschwanz-PapageifischGerman
- JabónSpanish
- Perroquet à queue jauneFrench
- Pesce pappagallo coda giallaItalian
- BatataPortuguese
- 红鳍鹦鲷Chinese
- Loro AietirojoSpanish
- loro aletirojoSpanish
- Loro BastoSpanish
- Loro cola amarillaSpanish
- loro coliamarillaSpanish
- loro coliamarilloSpanish
- Loro PardoSpanish
- Perroquet bastoFrench
- Pesce pappagallo pinne rosseItalian
- Bidião-boca-curtaPortuguese
- Budião-batataPortuguese
- Budião-papagaioPortuguese
- Budião-verdePortuguese
- Budião-vermelhoPortuguese
- GudiãoPortuguese
- Papagaio Rabo AmareloPortuguese
- Papagaio-rabo-amareloPortuguese
- Peixe-papagaioPortuguese
- Peixe-papagaio-de-cauda-amarelaPortuguese
Relatives of the redfin parrot
Other species in the same genus Sparisoma.
Parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
Moontail
Sparisoma viride
Gutong
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Tuiupiranga parrotfish
Sparisoma tuiupiranga
Sammy Johnson
Sparisoma atomarium
Kwab
Sparisoma chrysopterum
CompareRedfin parrot vs ParrotfishRedfin parrot vs MoontailRedfin parrot vs GutongRedfin parrot vs Tuiupiranga parrotfish
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the redfin parrot?
The redfin parrot (Sparisoma rubripinne) belongs to the family Labridae in the order Perciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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