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Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Cetoscarus: Greek, ketos = a marine monster, whale + Greek, skaros = a fish cited by ancient writers; a parrot fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Rüppell.
Issue
This species is endemic to the Red Sea (Ref. 54980:447, species treatment in prep). Correction of data other than distribution is in progress (information transfer to C. ocellatus of the Indo-Pacific).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
ນິເວດວິທະຍາ
ສັດທະເລ ກ່ຽວກັນຫີນ; ລະດັບຄວາມເລິກ 1 - 30 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 33°N - 12°N, 32°E - 44°E
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea endemic.
ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 115947); ນ້ຳໜັກສູງສຸດທີ່ເຄຍຈັດພີມມາ: 2.4 kg (Ref. 125599)
Benthic grazer of algae (Ref. 3488). Caught with nets and other types of artisanal gear.
Life cycle and mating behavior
ການຈະເລີນເຕັມໄວ | ການສືບພັນ | ການວາງໄຂ່ | ໄຂ່ | ຄວາມດົກຂອງໄຂ່ປາ | ຕົວອ່ອນ
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Choat, J.H., B. Russell, K.D. Clements, L.A. Rocha, R. Myers, M.E. Lazuardi, A. Muljadi, S. Pardede and P. Rahardjo, 2012. Cetoscarus bicolor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012:e.T190690A17793737. Downloaded on 03 August 2017. (Ref. 115947)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
ການປະມົງ: ເປັນສີນຄ້າ; ຕູ້ປາ: ເປັນສີນຄ້າ
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.9 - 29.1, mean 27.9 °C (based on 1232 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00681 - 0.02123), b=3.02 (2.87 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
ຊັ້ນເຂດຮ້ອນ (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
ຄວາມຢືດຢຸ່ນ (Ref.
120179): ຕຳ່, ປະຊາກອນຕຳ່ສຸດທີ່ໃຊ້ເວລາສອງເທົ່າ 4.5 - 14 ປີ (tm=5; K=0.255; tmax=21).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 46.4 [27.3, 85.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.707 [0.384, 1.179] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.6, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0992 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 36.4 [21.1, 68.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 37.9 [11.8, 127.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.55 [1.07, 2.42] mg/100g (wet weight);