Scarus niger

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Scarus niger

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Scaridae
Genus:	Scarus
Species:	S. niger
Binomial name
*Scarus niger* Forsskål, 1775
Synonyms
Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928 Callyodon madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887) Callyodon maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906 Callyodon niger Forsskål, 1775) Callyodon nuchipunctatus Valenciennes, 1840) Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus Kner, 1865 Pseudoscarus godeffroyi Günther, 1909 Pseudoscarus madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887 Pseudoscarus niger viridis Klunzinger, 1871 Scarus chadri Lacepède, 1802 Scarus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840 Scarus lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928) Scarus makaravar Montrouzier, 1857 Scarus nigar Forsskål, 1775 (misspelling) Scarus nuchipunctatus Valenciennes, 1840

Scarus niger, common names the swarthy parrotfish, dusky parrotfish, and black parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish.^[2]

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