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词条 Scarus fuscopurpureus
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  1. Distribution and habitat

  2. Description

  3. Biology

  4. Bibliography

  5. External links

  6. References

{{Taxobox
| image = Scaridae - Scarus fuscopurpureus.jpg
| image_caption = Scarus fuscopurpureus
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref =[1]
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Actinopterygii
| ordo = Perciformes
| familia = Scaridae
| genus = Scarus
| species = S. fuscopurpureus
| binomial = Scarus fuscopurpureus
| binomial_authority = (Klunzinger, 1871)
  • Pseudoscarus forskalii fuscopurpureus Klunzinger, 1871[2]

}}Scarus fuscopurpureus, common name purple-brown parrotfish, is a species of fish belonging to the family Scaridae. [3]

Distribution and habitat

This reef-associated species inhabits shallow water, at a depth of 2-20 m, often over sand with coral heads. It rather commn and it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. These fishes can be found in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Persian Gulf (in Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Yemen, Israel, Jordania, Iran, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Sudan). [1]

Description

Scarus fuscopurpureus can reach a body length of about {{cvt|38|mm}}.[4] Colors of these fishes depend on sexes and stage of growth. They vary from brown to green or blue, with one whitish vertical band and pale edged scales. Initial stages show light and purple brown (hence the common name) bands, with reddish edges of scales and a truncate to emarginated caudal fin. The males of the terminal phase may have a yellow band below the soft dorsal and a yellow edged lunate tail. [5][6]

Biology

These fishes are oviparous. They can be usually found in pairs or small groups.[4] They mainly feed on algae.

Bibliography

  • Fenner, Robert M.: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, USA: T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
  • Helfman, G., B. Collette y D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, USA, 1997.
  • Hoese, D.F. 1986. A M.M. Smith y P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlín, Germany.
  • Maugé, L.A. 1986. A J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse y D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB Brusxelles; MRAC, Tervuren, Flandes; y ORSTOM, París, France. Vol. 2.
  • Moyle, P. y J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th. Ed., Upper Saddle River, USA: Prentice-Hall. (2000).
  • Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd. ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons. (1994).
  • Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd. Ed. London: Macdonald. (1985).

External links

  • Saltcorner
  • My Reef Guide

References

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1. ^1  Russell, B., Clements, K.D., Choat, J.H., Rocha, L.A., Myers, R., Lazuardi, M.E., Muljadi, A., Pardede, S. & Rahardjo, P. 2012. Scarus fuscopurpureus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T190714A17795612. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190714A17795612.en. Downloaded on 28 March 2019.
2. ^[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id142205/ Biolib]
3. ^ Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97
4. ^1 [https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Scarus-fuscopurpureus.html Fishbase]
5. ^ Richard Field [https://books.google.it/books?id=OecQAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=Scarus+fuscopurpureus+length&source=bl&ots=u-dKKXAKmT&sig=ACfU3U1I99fi8CLE5JCV2bjeZ7l0q8jxqQ&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO-J7DqaXhAhXF-6QKHaVdCnEQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Scarus%20fuscopurpureus%20length&f=false Reef Fishes of Oman]
6. ^ Kent E. Carpenter [https://books.google.it/books?id=ljk_BYW8oHMC&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=Scarus+fuscopurpureus+length&source=bl&ots=XaCUkJfp5Q&sig=ACfU3U36YWexgMqVBw4NZchJm-ULlN_FvQ&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO48TTrKXhAhVJ6KQKHcBACMI4ChDoATAAegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=Scarus%20fuscopurpureus%20length&f=false Living Marine Resources of Kuwait, Eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, etc.]
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