Scarus scaber
Scarus scaber | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Scaridae |
Genus: | Scarus |
Species: | S. scaber |
Binomial name | |
Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Callyodon cyanognathus (Bleeker, 1847) |
Scarus scaber, also known as the five-saddle parrotfish and dusky-capped parrotfish, is a member of the Scaridae family.[2]
Description
This species grows to a maximum 37 cm in length and 900 g in weight.[3]
- Initial phase (female)
- Final phase (male)
Distribution
This species is widely distributed in the Indian Ocean (and around the islands therein) from western Thailand and northwest Indonesia in the east (southwards to Cocos-Keeling), and west to the coast of Africa (as far south as Natal and north to Red Sea and Gulf of Aden).[2][3]
Habitat
This species is either solitary, or forms small schools with other Scarus scabers. This species is rare in most ecosystems.[2]
References
External links
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