identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03DB87E1FFCBFF94FF54FAF66BDCF936.text	03DB87E1FFCBFF94FF54FAF66BDCF936.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scarus quoyi (Valenciennes 1840)	<div><p>Scarus quoyi (Valenciennes, 1840)</p><p>Specimen data: Total length 24.0 cm; fork length 23.8 cm; standard length 18.7 cm; total body mass 995 g. Collected on April 2, 2025.</p><p>Morphological description: The specimen exhibited a bluish-green body with a characteristic dark green blotch on the cheek, extending slightly over the upper lip and beyond the eyes. The pectoral region showed a faint pink hue. The caudal fin was truncated and highlighted by a distinct terminal lime-green band.</p><p>Meristic counts: Dorsal fin rays IX+10; anal fin rays III+9; pectoral fin rays 14.</p><p>Diagnostic features: The dark green cheek blotch extending over the upper lip and beyond the eyes represents the primary diagnostic character for this species, consistent with published descriptions (Randall &amp; Hoover, 1995; Kuiter &amp; Tonozuka, 2001).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DB87E1FFCBFF94FF54FAF66BDCF936	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Rajathy, T. Jebarani;Mohanraj, T.	Rajathy, T. Jebarani, Mohanraj, T. (2026): First confirmed record of Scarus quoyi (Valenciennes, 1840) and Scarus zufar (Randall & Hoover, 1995) from the Gulf of Mannar, southeastern India. Zootaxa 5787 (1): 170-176, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5787.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5787.1.8
03DB87E1FFCBFF95FF54F8C268A6FE67.text	03DB87E1FFCBFF95FF54F8C268A6FE67.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scarus zufar Randall & Hoover 1995	<div><p>Scarus zufar Randall &amp; Hoover, 1995</p><p>Specimen data: Total length 24.9 cm; fork length 23.2 cm; standard length 18.6 cm; total body mass 977 g. Collected on April 11, 2025.</p><p>Morphological description: The specimen displayed a diagnostic yellow patch at the caudal base and a truncate tail with five irregular vertical bands. The anal fin was orange, overlaid by three partially broken blue-green longitudinal lines. Additional features included turquoise blue margins on pelvic and dorsal fins, and a green band encircling the eye and extending posteriorly.</p><p>Meristic counts: Dorsal fin rays IX+10; anal fin rays III+9; pectoral fin rays 15.</p><p>Diagnostic features: The combination of a yellow caudal base patch, five irregular vertical bands on the caudal fin, and orange anal fin with broken blue-green longitudinal lines is diagnostic for S. zufar, matching the original species description by Randall &amp; Hoover (1995).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DB87E1FFCBFF95FF54F8C268A6FE67	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Rajathy, T. Jebarani;Mohanraj, T.	Rajathy, T. Jebarani, Mohanraj, T. (2026): First confirmed record of Scarus quoyi (Valenciennes, 1840) and Scarus zufar (Randall & Hoover, 1995) from the Gulf of Mannar, southeastern India. Zootaxa 5787 (1): 170-176, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5787.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5787.1.8
