Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Scarus ovifrons (Labriformes: Scaridae), the Knobsnout parrotfish

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Semiochemicals of Scarus ovifrons, the Knobsnout parrotfish

Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Scaridae
Subfamily:	Scarinae
Genus:	Scarus
Tribe:
Author:	Temminck & Schlegel

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Semiochemical(s):

Yasumoto T

1986

Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.

479:

TTX

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Wakayama & Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Reference(s):

Yasumoto, T., Nagai, H., Yasumura, D., Michishita, T., Endo, A., Yotsu, M., and Kotaki, Y. 1986. Interspecies distribution and possible origin of tetrodotoxin. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 479:44-51.

Citation: El-Sayed AM 2025. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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