Richard und Mary Field, Malta
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Rüppell, 1835
Red Sea parrotfish lives endemic in the Red Sea, but it is not a common species.
The fish feed on algae and coral branches/mounds in a depth of 15 meters, an ideal depth for divers.
The parrotfish is a solitary species.
Synonyms:
Pseudoscarus ismailius Kossmann & Räuber, 1877
Scarus collaris Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus ghardaqensis Bebars, 1978
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarinae (Subfamily) > Scarus (Genus)
Red Sea parrotfish lives endemic in the Red Sea, but it is not a common species.
The fish feed on algae and coral branches/mounds in a depth of 15 meters, an ideal depth for divers.
The parrotfish is a solitary species.
Synonyms:
Pseudoscarus ismailius Kossmann & Räuber, 1877
Scarus collaris Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus ghardaqensis Bebars, 1978
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarinae (Subfamily) > Scarus (Genus)
