forsteri, Scarus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:275 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Tahiti, Society Islands. Neotype: USNM 202607. Neotype designated by Schultz 1969:17 [ref. 7843]. •Synonym of Scarus psittacus Forsskål 1775 -- (Randall & Ormond 1978:242 [ref. 21371], Randall & Bruce 1983:27 [ref. 5412], Dor 1984:216 [ref. 29757], Choat & Randall 1986:215 [ref. 8099], Randall 1995:300 [ref. 22896], Parenti & Randall 2000:58 [ref. 24943], Liao et al. 2004:533 [ref. 28045], Randall 2005:459 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:453 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Scarus psittacus Forsskål 1775. Labridae. Habitat: marine.