|
|
|
|
Classification
|
| Latin name : |
Scarus rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847) |
| Synonyms : |
|
| Classification : |
Scaridae [ Rafinesque, 1810 ] ( Parrotfishes ) |
| |
Name : |
Poisson-perroquet prairie
|
Name : |
Ember parrotfish
|
|
|
Identification
|
| Main identification characters |
| This is an uncommon specie. |
| Possible confusions |
| Feel free to update this datasheet and complete this data. |
|
Biology
|
| Feed |
| Feeds on benthic algae. |
| Cycle of life / Reproduction |
| Males develop a gibbus forehead. |
| Interaction with other species |
| Feel free to update this datasheet and complete this data. |
|
Distribution
|
| Habitat |
Coral |
|
|
| Occurs in seaward reefs. Usually over rocky or coral substrates, at boulder-strewn slopes at the base of high-island cliffs where it may occur in large schools. |
| Geographical distribution |
Indo-pan-Pacific: East Africa south to Durban, South Africa and east Panama, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian Is., south to Shark Bay and the southern Great Barrier Reef and Tuamotu Is.; throughout Micronesia.
Eastern Pacific: ranges from the Gulf of California to the Galapagos Is. |
|
Links
|
| Websites : |
N/A
Suggest a link for this species
Search with Google
Search with AltaVista
|
|
Bibliography
|
| N/A |
Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 20/05/2003
Updates :
Christophe Naslain - 20/05/2003
|
|
 Update
 Print
 Send
|
