Eclipse parrotfish
| Eclipse parrotfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Scarus |
| Species: | S. russelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Scarus russelii Valenciennes, 1840 | |
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The Eclipse parrotfish (Scarus russelii) also Russell's Parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish native to Indian ocean countries such as Madagascar, Seychelles, and Mauritius to south India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. They inhabit waters over rocky substrates at depths from 6 to 15 m (20 to 49 ft). The maximum length is 51.0 cm (20.1 in), and weight reaches 1.1 kg (2.4 lb). [1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Scarus russelii" in FishBase. March 2015 version.
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