Hipposcarus Smith, 1956

Smith 1956 described Hipposcarus on page 17 in the 1956 journal article, "The parrot fishes of the family Callyodontidae of the western Indian Ocean", originally placing the genus in the Callyodontidae.

Other Authors using this species concept:
  • In Eschmeyer, William N. 1998 Edited Volume Volume 3 1821-2905 as Scarinae Hipposcarus
  • In Smith, J. L. B. 1959 Journal Article The identity of Scarus gibbus Rüppell, 1828 and of other parrotfishes of the family Callyodontidae from the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean 265-282, 5 pls. as Hipposcarus
  • In Eschmeyer, William N. 2004 Electronic Source The Catalog of Fishes Online as Scarinae Hipposcarus
  • Page 17 In Smith, J. L. B. 1956 Journal Article The parrot fishes of the family Callyodontidae of the western Indian Ocean 1-23, Pl. 41-45 as Callyodontidae Hipposcarus
  • In Myers, Robert F. 1999 Book Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192 as Scaridae Hipposcarus
  • Page 1 In Allen, Gerald R. 2005 Report Reef Fishes of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Final Report prepared for the Pohnpei Rapid Ecological Assessment. Conservation Society of Pohnpei. Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. 19 as Scaridae Hipposcarus
  • Page 451 In Randall, John E. 2005 Book Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands 1-707,i-xii as Scaridae Hipposcarus
  • Page 74 In Lobel, Phillip S. & Lisa K. Lobel. 2004 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the fishes of Wake Atoll 65-90 as Scaridae Hipposcarus
  • Page 139 In Brunnschweiler, Juerg M. & John L. Earle. 2006 Journal Article A contribution to marine life conservation efforts in the South Pacific: The Shark Reef Marine Reserve, Fiji 133-139 as Scaridae Hipposcarus

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
 Superphylum Deuterostomia
  Phylum Chordata
   Subphylum Craniata
    Superclass Gnathostomata
     Class Actinopterygii
      Order Perciformes
       Suborder Labroidei
        Family Scaridae
         Genus Hipposcarus

Locations

Evidence

1 Reference
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Associated Organisms
Taxa Identified As Location Evidence Type Event Date Observers/Collectors Determiners Min Depth Max Depth
Hipposcarus Smith, 1956 Wake Island (Atoll) Reference 12/31/2004 Lobel & Lobel 2004 Page(s) 74 Annotated checklist of the fishes of Wake Atoll Pacific Science 58(1): 65-90. m m
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