Scarus fuscopurpureus Purple-brown parrotfish

Scarus fuscopurpureusis commonly referred to as Purple-brown parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Scarus fuscopurpureus
German:: Purpur Brauner Papageienfisch
English:: Purple-brown Parrotfish

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > fuscopurpureus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Klunzinger, ), 1871

Occurrence:: Eritrea, Kuwait, Djibouti, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Sudan, Bahrain, East Africa, Egypt, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Madagascar, Quatar, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen
Sea depth:: 2 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 14.96" (38 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae, Aquatic plant, Nori-Algae, Sea weed
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:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-11-03 12:55:39
Last edit:: 2022-02-04 10:02:49

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Scarus fuscopurpureus (Klunzinger, 1871)

Distribution:
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Somalia.

Biology:
Occurs in shallow water, often over sand or weed bottoms with coral heads. Found in pairs or small groups.

Synonym:
Synonym: Pseudoscarus forskalii fuscopurpureus (Klunzinger, 1871)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 04.02.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Scarus fuscopurpureus; Rotes Meer, Marsa Alam

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