Distribution: Widespread from the Red Sea along eastern Africa south to South Africa, Mauritius, east to Tuamotu Archipelago. Known in the Arabian region from the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Socotra Archipelago, to southern Oman (Randall & Bruce 1983; Randall 1995; Lips et al. 2016); a possible presence in central Oman to be confirmed.
Sumber: Parrotfishes (Teleostei: Labridae: Scarini) of the Socotra Archipelago: Diversity and distributional biogeography, including a range extension of Scarus zufar Randall & Hoover, 1995
