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Scarus rubroviolaceus, Ember parrotfish : fisheries, aquarium
Teleostei > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) 鱸形目 (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Scaridae (Parrotfishes) 鸚哥魚科 (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus:Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335). More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生態學
Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 5490) and east to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to Shark Bay, Western Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef. Excluding Rapa and Austral Islands (Ref. 86689). Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 5227). 印度-太平洋: 東非南至南非的德爾班 (參考文獻 5490) 而且東至 Tuamoto 島, 北至琉球與夏威夷群島, 南至鯊魚灣，西澳大利亞與大堡礁的南方。 東太平洋: 加州灣到加拉巴哥群島.(參考文獻 5227)
大小 / 重量 / 年齡
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 70.0 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 2334); 最大年齡: 20 年 (Ref. 42001)
背棘 (總數) : 9; 背的軟條 (總數) : 10; 臀棘: 3; 臀鰭軟條: 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: 6 median predorsal scales; 3 scale rows on cheek 1(5-7), 2(5-7), 3(1-3); pectoral-fin rays 14-16 (usually 15); conical teeth on side, 0-1 on upper dental plate of female, 1-3 on terminal male; lips mainly covering half or more of dental plates; terminal male with angular snout profile; caudal fin slightly emarginate in female, lunate with prolonged lobes in terminal male. Colour of male with distinct bicolour pattern, brownish to dark green on head and anterior body and lighter green on posterior portion; female reddish brown to grey with small black spots and irregular black lines and white flakes on body (Ref. 9793, 90102). 一些地理的變化。 印尼成魚通常有較深色的前半部，那是在晚上清晰的進入一條寬的灰白條紋.(參考文獻 48636) 雄性發育一個隆起的前額。
Occurs solitary or in pairs in seaward reefs (Ref. 90102). Usually over rocky or coral substrates, at boulder-strewn slopes at the base of high-island cliffs where it may occur in large schools. Large adult usually on upper parts of deep slopes, but seen to about 35 m depth (Ref. 48636). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 30573). A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367). An uncommon species (Ref. 9338).
Life cycle and mating behavior 成熟度 | 繁殖 | 產卵場 | 卵 | 孕卵數 | 仔魚
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Sex change occurs at 37.4 cm TL and 13 years of age (Ref. 55367).印度-太平洋: 東非南至南非的德爾班 (參考文獻 5490) 而且東至 Tuamoto 島, 北至琉球與夏威夷群島, 南至鯊魚灣，西澳大利亞與大堡礁的南方。 東太平洋: 加州灣到加拉巴哥群島.(參考文獻 5227)
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.9 - 29.3, mean 28.3 °C (based on 3457 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00862 - 0.01925), b=3.10 (2.98 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
營養階層 (Ref. 69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
