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Scarus ferrugineus Forsskål, 1775

Rusty parrotfish
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Djibouti country information

Common names: Perroquet ronille, Rusty parrotfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Common in Tadjourah gulf (Ref. 5450).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/dj.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bouhlel, M., 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Forsskål.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 60 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 8883); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5450)

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits protected coral slopes (Ref. 9710). Individuals in the terminal phase form harems (Ref. 9710). Feeds mainly on benthic algae (Ref. 3488).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Westneat, Mark | Colaboradores

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. (Ref. 35918)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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