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Scarus rubroviolaceus, Ember parrotfish : fisheries, aquarium
Teleostei > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) 鱸形目 (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) 隆頭魚科 (Wrasses) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus:Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335). More on author: Bleeker.
Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 5490) and east to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to Shark Bay, Western Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef. Excluding Rapa and Austral Islands (Ref. 86689). Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 5227). 印度-太平洋: 东非南至南非的德尔班 (参考文献 5490) 而且东至 Tuamoto 岛, 北至琉球与夏威夷群岛, 南至鲨鱼湾，西澳大利亚与大堡礁的南方。 东太平洋: 加州湾到加拉巴哥群岛.(参考文献 5227)
大小 / 重量 / 年龄
成熟度: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 70.0 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 2334); 最大年龄: 20 年 (Ref. 42001)
背棘 (总数) : 9; 背的软条 (总数) : 10; 臀棘: 3; 臀鳍软条: 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: 6 median predorsal scales; 3 scale rows on cheek 1(5-7), 2(5-7), 3(1-3); pectoral-fin rays 14-16 (usually 15); conical teeth on side, 0-1 on upper dental plate of female, 1-3 on terminal male; lips mainly covering half or more of dental plates; terminal male with angular snout profile; caudal fin slightly emarginate in female, lunate with prolonged lobes in terminal male. Colour of male with distinct bicolour pattern, brownish to dark green on head and anterior body and lighter green on posterior portion; female reddish brown to grey with small black spots and irregular black lines and white flakes on body (Ref. 9793, 90102). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed. 一些地理的变化。 印度尼西亚成鱼通常有较深色的前半部，那是在晚上清晰的进入一条宽的灰白条纹.(参考文献 48636) 雄性发育一个隆起的前额。
Occurs solitary or in pairs in seaward reefs (Ref. 90102). Usually over rocky or coral substrates, at boulder-strewn slopes at the base of high-island cliffs where it may occur in large schools. Large adult usually on upper parts of deep slopes, but seen to about 35 m depth (Ref. 48636). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 30573). A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367). An uncommon species (Ref. 9338).
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Sex change occurs at 37.4 cm TL and 13 years of age (Ref. 55367).印度-太平洋: 东非南至南非的德尔班 (参考文献 5490) 而且东至 Tuamoto 岛, 北至琉球与夏威夷群岛, 南至鲨鱼湾，西澳大利亚与大堡礁的南方。 东太平洋: 加州湾到加拉巴哥群岛.(参考文献 5227)
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
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