Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Blue-barred Parrotfish

Scarus ghobban

Spanish: Loro barbazul

Blue-barred Parrotfish (Scarus ghobban)
Photographed by prickly_sculpin on iNaturalist

Scarus ghobban, also known as the blue-barred parrotfish, 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 fish in the Scaridae family. Most often recorded in Jul.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Labriformes › Labridae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records5,316 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2024 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Blue-barred Parrotfish (Scarus ghobban) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/scarus-ghobban/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.