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Surf parrotfish

Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the surf 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 surf parrotfish live?

Not recorded

Is the surf 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 surf parrotfish classified?

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

Synonyms Callyodon fasciatus, Pseudoscarus flavolineatus, Pseudoscarus rivulatus, Scarus arcuatus, Scarus fasciatus, Scarus micrognathos, Scarus rivulatoides

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Rivulated parrotfishEnglish
  • Scribblefaced parrotfishEnglish
  • Tattooed parrotfishEnglish
  • Bunog na angolBikol
  • Peix lloro de atolCatalan
  • Mogoweimcal
  • BuyosCebuano
  • ploskozubec příbojovýCzech
  • Atlantisk papegøjefiskDanish
  • Orangewangen-PapageifischGerman
  • Poisson-perroquet à museau rayéFrench
  • Pesce pappagallo rivulatoItalian
  • スジブダイJapanese
  • KalatMalay
  • Peixe-papagaio-tatuadoPortuguese
  • ปลานกแก้วหน้าลายThai
  • LuroFilipino
  • 青衣Chinese
  • AliyakyakCebuano
  • BungalogCebuano
  • Perroquet à museau rayéFrench
  • SujibudaiJapanese
  • KetarapMalay
  • PerencongMalay
  • Isdang loroFilipino
  • LutiinFilipino
  • YapotFilipino
  • 截尾鸚嘴魚Chinese
  • 截尾鹦嘴鱼Chinese
  • 雜紋鸚哥魚Chinese
  • 鸚哥Chinese
  • 蠔魚(雌)Chinese
  • 青衫(雄)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the surf 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 surf parrotfish?

The surf parrotfish (Scarus rivulatus) 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). Surf parrotfish (Scarus rivulatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/surf-parrotfish

MLA

“Surf parrotfish (Scarus rivulatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/surf-parrotfish.

BibTeX
@misc{surf_parrotfish_2026,
  title = {Surf parrotfish (Scarus rivulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/surf-parrotfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}