Ember parrotfish
Scarus rubroviolaceus
No photo yet
A parrotfish from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from East Africa to Japan and Hawaii.
- Scientific name
- Scarus rubroviolaceus
- Family
- Scaridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scaridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Callyodon africanus, Callyodon jordani, Callyodon ruberrimus, Callyodon rubrovidaceus, Callyodon rubroviolaceus, Margaritodon africanus, Pseudoscarus jordani, Scarops jordani, Scarops rubroviolaceus, Scarus chlorodon, Scarus jordani
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, Oceania, América do Norte, África, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 70 cm
- Lifespan
- 20 years
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
Spotted wrong data on this page? Let us know