Chameleon Parrotfish (species: Scarus chameleon) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Scarus chameleon
Chameleon Parrotfish


©Kendall Clements: Terminal phase Scarus chameleon at Day Reef near Lizard Island. Photo id by Prof Kendall Clements, University of Auckland

©Renato Morais: Initial phase Scarus chameleon at North Point, Lizard Island.

©Renato Morais: Initial phase Scarus chameleon at North Point, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Scaridae
Genus Scarus
Species Scarus chameleon

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                             

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Bellwood, D.R. and J.H. Choat (1989). A description of the juvenile phase colour patterns of 24 parrotfish species (Family Scaridae) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Records of the Australian Museum, 41: 1-41. LIRS catalog number 264.

Other references

  • Bellwood, D.R. (1988). Ontogenetic changes in the diet of early post-settlement Scarus species (Pisces: Scaridae), Journal of Fish Biology, 33: 213-219. LIRS catalog number 396.
  • Bellwood, D.R. and J.H. Choat (1990). A functional analysis of grazing in parrotfishes (family Scaridae): the ecological implications, Environmental Biology of Fishes, 28: 189-214. LIRS catalog number 305.
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