Scarus ferrugineus Rusty parrotfish

Scarus ferrugineus is commonly referred to as Rusty parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Scarus ferrugineus
German:: Rostpapageifisch
English:: Rusty Parrotfish

Category:: Papagaaivissen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > ferrugineus (Species)
Initial determination:: Forsskål, 1775

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Djibouti, Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Bahrain, China, Egypt, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Jordan, Quatar, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Vietnam, 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:: 1 - 60 Meter
Size:: 9.84" - 16.14" (25cm - 41cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Nori-Algae
Difficulty:: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!
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 13:47:46
Last edit:: 2019-11-12 16:15:41

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Forsskål, 1775

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

Biology:
Inhabits protected coral slopes.
Individuals in the terminal phase form harems. Feeds mainly on benthic algae.

Synonymised taxa:
Pseudoscarus augustinus Kossmann & Räuber, 1877
Scarus aeruginosus Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus caerulescens Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus coerulescens Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus marshalli Schultz, 1958

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Female

© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Scarus ferrugineus; Rotes Meer Marsa Alam

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