Ember parrotfish

Ember parrotfish
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Scaridae
Genus:	Scarus
Species:	S. rubroviolaceus
Binomial name
	Scarus rubroviolaceus; Bleeker, 1847
Synonyms
	Callyodon rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847); Scarops rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847); Pseudoscarus jordani Jenkins, 1901; Callyodon jordani (Jenkins, 1901); Scarops jordani (Jenkins, 1901); Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901); Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906; Callyodon africanus J.L.B. Smith, 1955; Margaritodon africanus (J.L.B. Smith, 1955);

The ember parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is also known as the bicolor parrotfish^[3] and the redlip parrotfish.^[1]

Distribution[]

The ember parrotfish is widespread and abundant. It has been found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with its range including Japan, eastern Africa, and the Hawaiian islands.^[1]

Description[]

The species is sexually dimorphic, with the males possessing a bright, greenish-blue color while the females are a duller brown.^[4]

Habitat and behavior[]

Diet includes aquatic plants and benthic algae, which they scrape off rocks using their beak.

Importance to humans[]

The ember parrotfish is commercially fished, and can be kept in saltwater aquariums.^[3]

Etymology[]

The genus name, Scarus, comes from the Greek word "skaros", meaning "parrotfish".^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Choat, J.H.; Myers, R.; Clements, K.D.; Russell, B.; Rocha, L.A.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Scarus rubroviolaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190731A17781477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190731A17781477.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "Scarus rubroviolaceus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 27 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Scarus rubroviolaceus" in FishBase. December 2006 version.
^ "Redlip Parrotfish, Scarus rubroviolaceus".

External links[]

Photos of Ember parrotfish on Sealife Collection

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Choat, J.H.; Myers, R.; Clements, K.D.; Russell, B.; Rocha, L.A.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Scarus rubroviolaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190731A17781477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190731A17781477.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[itis-2] "Scarus rubroviolaceus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 27 May 2014.

[Fishbase-3] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Scarus rubroviolaceus" in FishBase. December 2006 version.

[4] "Redlip Parrotfish, Scarus rubroviolaceus".

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Ember parrotfish

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Scaridae
Genus:	Scarus
Species:	S. rubroviolaceus
Binomial name
*Scarus rubroviolaceus* Bleeker, 1847^[2]
Synonyms^[3]
Callyodon rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847) Scarops rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847) Pseudoscarus jordani Jenkins, 1901 Callyodon jordani (Jenkins, 1901) Scarops jordani (Jenkins, 1901) Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901) Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906 Callyodon africanus J.L.B. Smith, 1955 Margaritodon africanus (J.L.B. Smith, 1955)