#2299 · 🐟 fish

Blue-barred Parrotfish

🇳🇱 Blauwbandpapegaaivis ·Scarus ghobban

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Rafi Amar · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © steve b · CC0
3. © Billy Bensted-Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © dorolexploratrice · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Billy Bensted-Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Billy Bensted-Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Michal · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Karen Willshaw · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Alex Fox · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © Wayne and Pam Osborn · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Scarus ghobban , also known as the blue-barred parrotfish , blue-barred parrotfish , blue trim parrotfish , cream parrotfish , globe-headed parrotfish , green blotched parrotfish , yellow scale parrotfish , and bluechin parrotfish , is a species of marine fish in the Scaridae family.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,409iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,409 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Peter Forsskål in 1775 (251 years ago).