Family Scaridae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes | |
Similar Tricolor Parrotfish, Scarus hypselopterus, Scarus globiceps, Scarus oviceps, Scarus fuscopurpureus | ||
Scarus scaber, also known as the five-saddle parrotfish and dusky-capped parrotfish, is a member of the Scaridae family.
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Description
This species grows to a maximum 37 cm in length and 900 g in weight.
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).
Habitat
This species is either solitary, or forms small schools with other Scarus scabers. This species is rare in most ecosystems.
References
Scarus scaber Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA