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title: "Blue-barred Parrotfish"
description: "Scarus ghobban — Ryby. Scarus ghobban, also known as the 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 ray-finned fish in the family Scaridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/blue-barred-parrotfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blue-barred Parrotfish

> Scarus ghobban — Ryby. Scarus ghobban, also known as the 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 ray-finned fish in the family Scaridae.

- Scientific name: *Scarus ghobban*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 5292
- Wikidata: [Q2076448](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2076448)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84175](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84175)

## Names

- en: Blue-barred Parrotfish
- de: Blauband-Papageifisch
- es: Loro barbazul
- fr: Perroquet à bandes bleues
- nl: Blauwbandpapegaaivis

## Countries with the most observations

EC (1370), AU (827), MX (321), TH (292), NC (202), PA (180), ID (154), KE (61), EG (54), MY (52), CR (50), PH (48)

## Summary

Scarus ghobban, also known as the 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 ray-finned fish in the family Scaridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarus_ghobban

## Photo

![Blue-barred Parrotfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-barred-parrotfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267297285

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-barred-parrotfish?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).