Calotomus is a parrotfish genus from the Indo-Pacific, with a single species ranging into the warmer parts of the east Pacific. Compared to most of their relatives, their colours are relatively dull. Several species in this genus are associated with sea grass beds, but most can also be seen at reefs.
Species
The genus includes these extant species:[2]
- Calotomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Carolines parrotfish)
- Calotomus japonicus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Japanese parrotfish)
- Calotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Spinytooth parrotfish)
- Calotomus viridescens (Rüppell, 1835) (Viridescent parrotfish)
- Calotomus zonarchus (Jenkins, 1903) (Yellowbar parrotfish)
The fossil species, †Calotomus preisli has been recovered from middle Miocene beds from Austria, suggesting the Paratethys Sea might have been tropical.[3]
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Calotomus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). Calotomus "Species in genus 'Calotomus'". FishBase. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Bellwood, David R.; Schultz, Ortwin (1991). "A Review of the Fossil Record of the Parrotfishes (Labroidei: Scaridae) with a Description of a New Calotomus Species from the Middle Miocene (Badenian) of Austria" (PDF). Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien. 92: 55–71.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Calotomus". FishBase. December 2009 version.
- Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
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