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Scarus viridifucatus Roundhead Parrotfish, Greenlip Parrotfish, Green-snout Parrotfish

Scarus viridifucatusis commonly referred to as Roundhead Parrotfish, Greenlip Parrotfish, Green-snout Parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
3686 
AphiaID:
219119 
Scientific:
Scarus viridifucatus 
German:
Rundkopf-Papageifisch 
English:
Roundhead Parrotfish, Greenlip Parrotfish, Green-snout Parrotfish 
Category:
Parrotfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > viridifucatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Smith, ), 1956 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bali, Christmas Islands, East Africa, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Somalia, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 
Sea depth:
1 - 15 Meter 
Size:
12.6" - 17.72" (32cm - 45cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae, Frozen Food (large sort) 
Tank:
1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)  
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-11-28 10:32:07 

Info

Found in shallow reefs, on flats and reef fronts or rocky shores of high islands, also on mixed algae rubble and rich coral patches.
Feeds on benthic algae Males recognized by the nearly all green snout from front of eyes

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Scarus viridifucatus, adult male
Foto: Mirihi, Malediven, Februar 2011

Female

Scarus viridifucatus, adult female

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