Sparisoma rocha
Sparisoma rocha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Order: | Labriformes
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Family: | Scaridae
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Genus: | |
Species: | S. rocha
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Binomial name | |
Sparisoma rocha , & , 2010
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Sparisoma rocha is a species of parrotfish endemic to the islands of Trindade and Martin Vaz in southeastern Brazil.[1] The species can be distinguished from its congeners easily by its coloration. S. rocha is a herbivore, grazing on algae that grows on rocks or coralline substrate.[2] It was named after Luiz A. Rocha to honor his contributions to ichthyology.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Pinheiro, Hudson Tercio; Gasparini, João Luiz; Sazima, Ivan (2010-06-03). "Sparisoma rocha , a new species of parrotfish (Actinopterygii: Labridae) from Trindade Island, South-western Atlantic". Zootaxa. 2493 (1): 59–65. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2493.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ "Sparisoma rocha, Trindade parrotfish". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
Categories:
- Fish of Brazil
- Taxa named by Hudson T. Pinheiro
- Taxa named by João Luiz Rosetti Gasparini
- Taxa named by Ivan Sázima
- Fish described in 2010
- Sparisoma