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Scarus zufar

species of fish

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ2953530 ↗
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Scarus zufar, also known as Dhofar parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is found along the central to southern coastal waters of Oman. S. zufar was first identified in 1995.

Description

This species of parrot fish is blue-green in colour and grows to be 52 centimetres.

Distribution

It has been found exclusively in the waters of the central and southern coasts of Oman.

Habitat

Scarus zufar is found in rock and Coral reefs.

Ecology

S. zufar is described as "fast-growing" and can live up to 9 years.

Threats

There are no known threats to the Scarus zufar.

References

Further reading

Randall, John E., and John P. Hoover. "Scarus zufar, a new species of parrotfish from southern Oman, with comments on endemism of the area." Copeia (1995): 683-688.

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This entry incorporates text from “Scarus zufar” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.