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Gutong

Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)

Status not recordedbony fish

The gutong (Scarus iseri) is a species in the family Labridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the gutong

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 gutong live?

Not recorded

Is the gutong 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 gutong classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLabridae
  6. genusScarus
  7. SpeciesScarus iseri (Bloch, 1789)

Synonyms Calliodon lineatus, Callyodon iseri, Callyodon iserti, Callyodon margarita, Perca callyodon, Scarus alternans, Scarus aracanga, Scarus croicensis, Scarus diadema, Scarus flavomarginatus, Scarus insulaesanctaecrucis, Scarus iserti, Scarus punctulatus

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Grey chubEnglish
  • Mottlefin parrotfishEnglish
  • Mud-bellyEnglish
  • Sammy JohnsonEnglish
  • Sleep on grassEnglish
  • Striped parrotfishEnglish
  • Peix lloro coral·líCatalan
  • ploskozubec páskovanýCzech
  • StreifenpapageifischGerman
  • LoroSpanish
  • Perroquet rayéFrench
  • Pesce pappagallo striatoItalian
  • Gutu pekchiPapiamento
  • AipimixiraPortuguese
  • Gestreifter PapageifischGerman
  • JabónSpanish
  • Loro estriadoSpanish
  • loro listadoSpanish
  • Loro PericoSpanish
  • Loro RayadoSpanish
  • Goetoe BlauwPapiamento
  • Gutu pepchiPapiamento
  • Bodião-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Peixe-papagaio-listradoPortuguese
  • TetimixiraPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gutong

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

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the gutong?

The gutong (Scarus iseri) 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). Gutong (Scarus iseri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarus-iseri

MLA

“Gutong (Scarus iseri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarus-iseri.

BibTeX
@misc{scarus_iseri_2026,
  title = {Gutong (Scarus iseri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarus-iseri},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}