Common name of Scarus rubroviolaceus
 
Common name Ember parrotfish
Language English
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core non-fish animal
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks Their fused teeth joined at the front in a groove forming a pair of beak-like tooth plates and their flapping of their pectoral fins during swimming gave them their name parrotfishes (Ref. 5288). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). Also Ref. 30573, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 118272, 122997, 124692.
 
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