Eclipse parrotfish

The eclipse parrotfish (Scarus russelii), also known as Russell's parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish native to Indian ocean countries such as Madagascar, Seychelles, and Mauritius to south India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. They inhabit waters over rocky substrates at depths from 6 to 15 m (20 to 49 ft). The maximum length is 51.0 cm (20.1 in), and weight reaches 1.1 kg (2.4 lb).[2]

Eclipse parrotfish
Female eclipse parrotfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Scarus
Species:
S. russelii
Binomial name
Scarus russelii
Synonyms[2]
  • Xanothon fowleri Smith, 1956

References

  1. Choat, J.H.; Myers, R.; Russell, B.; et al. (2012). "Scarus russelii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190706A17798107. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190706A17798107.en. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Scarus russelii" in FishBase. December 2019 version.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.