Eclipse parrotfish

Eclipse parrotfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Scarus
Species: S. russelii
Binomial name
Scarus russelii
Valenciennes, 1840
Synonyms
  • Scarus russelli Valenciennes, 1840
  • Xanothon fowleri Smith, 1956

The Eclipse parrotfish (Scarus russelii) also 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). [1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Scarus russelii" in FishBase. March 2015 version.


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