| 词条 | Ember parrotfish |
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| name = Ember parrotfish | status = LC | status_system = iucn3.1 | image = Scarus rubroviolaceus 2.jpg | image_width = 250px | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Actinopterygii | ordo = Perciformes | familia = Scaridae | genus = Scarus | species = S. rubroviolaceus | binomial = Scarus rubroviolaceus | binomial_authority = (Bleeker, 1847)[1] }} The ember parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) is a species of parrotfish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is also known as the bicolor parrotfish[2] and the redlip parrotfish.[3] DistributionThe ember parrotfish is widespread and abundant. It has been found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with its range including Japan, eastern Africa, and the Hawaiian islands.[3] DescriptionThe species is sexually dimorphic, with the males possessing a bright, greenish-blue color while the females are a duller brown.[4] Habitat and behaviorDiet includes aquatic plants and benthic algea, which they scrape off rocks using their beak. Importance to humansThe ember parrotfish is commercially fished, and can be kept in saltwater aquariums.[2] EtymologyThe genus name, Scarus, comes from the Greek word "skaros", meaning "parrotfish".[2] References1. ^{{ITIS | ID = 170880 | taxon = Scarus rubroviolaceus | year = | date = 27 May 2014}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q1853893}}{{DEFAULTSORT:parrotfish, ember}}{{Perciformes-stub}}2. ^1 2 {{FishBase species | genus = Scarus | species = rubroviolaceus | year = 2014 | month = April}} 3. ^1 http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/190731/0 4. ^http://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/parrotfishes/scarus-rubroviolaceus.htm 2 : Scarus|Fish described in 1847 |
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