Scarus fuscopurpureus Purple-brown parrotfish

Scarus fuscopurpureus is commonly referred to as Purple-brown parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

Category:: Papugoryby

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

Occurrence:: Kuwait, Eritrea, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Djibouti, 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
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 2 - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Ocean beach, Seashore, Reef-associated, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows
Size:: up to 14.96" (38 cm)
Temperature:: 24,8 °F - 29,2 °F (24,8°C - 29,2°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant, Nori-Algae, Sea weed
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
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:: 2024-09-17 08:50:51

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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.

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Scarus fuscopurpureus; Rotes Meer, Marsa Alam

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