---
title: "Palenose Parrotfish"
description: "Scarus psittacus — Peixes. Scarus psittacus, the common parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/palenose-parrotfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Palenose Parrotfish

> Scarus psittacus — Peixes. Scarus psittacus, the common parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae.

- Scientific name: *Scarus psittacus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 3148
- Wikidata: [Q1043634](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1043634)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52498](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52498)

## Names

- en: Palenose Parrotfish
- de: Fahlnasen-Papageifisch
- fr: Perroquet commun

## Countries with the most observations

US (959), ID (165), PF (157), AU (133), EG (127), MV (89), FJ (75), PH (60), NC (37), RE (35), JP (30), MU (26)

## Summary

Scarus psittacus, the common parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. Other common names for this species include the palenose parrotfish, Batavian parrotfish and the rosy-cheek parrotfish. It has a wide distribution in the Indo-Pacific region where it is associated with coral reefs. This species is utilised as food. It is the type species of the genus Scarus.

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

## Photo

![Palenose Parrotfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/palenose-parrotfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42264925

## Machine access

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