Scarus falcipinnis

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Scarus falcipinnis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Scarus
Species:
S. falcipinnis
Binomial name
Scarus falcipinnis
(Playfair, 1868)

Scarus falcipinnis is a species of fish of the Scaridae family in the order Perciformes. [2]

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Geographical distribution

It is located in coastal waters of Oman, Mozambique, Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion and Madagascar.

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References

  1. Myers, R.; Choat, J.H.; Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Scarus falcipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2012: e.T190722A17784395. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190722A17784395.en .
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Scarus falcipinnis" in FishBase . December 2022 version.

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