Dusky parrotfish
Scarus niger
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A parrotfish from the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to Japan, Australia and French Polynesia. Males keep small harems of females.
- Scientific name
- Scarus niger
- Family
- Scaridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scaridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Callyodon lineolabiatus, Callyodon madagascariensis, Callyodon maoricus, Callyodon niger, Callyodon nuchipunctatus, Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus, Pseudoscarus godeffroyi, Pseudoscarus madagascariensis, Pseudoscarus niger viridis, Scarus chadri, Scarus limbatus, Scarus lineolabiatus, Scarus makaravar, Scarus nigar, Scarus nuchipunctatus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 44.4 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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