Dusky parrotfish
Scarus niger
- Usual depth5–10 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust and October
- How commonCommon
About this species
Scarus niger, common names the swarthy parrotfish, dusky parrotfish, and black parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish. It is found in Indo-West and Central Pacific, from the Red Sea, north to Japan,parts of Southeast Asia, south to Australia and east to French Polynesia. It is found in lagoons, channels and outer reefs slopes on the depths of 2 to 20 metres.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 13 records
- February: 101 records
- March: 231 records
- April: 277 records
- May: 219 records
- June: 128 records
- July: 407 records
- August: 448 records
- September: 179 records
- October: 690 records
- November: 126 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–10 m · Deepest record: 51 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dusky parrotfish, Black Parrotfish, dusky parrotfish, Swarthy Parrotfish, Swarthy Parrotfish, Dusky parrotfish
Names in 7 more languages
- German
- Schwarzer Papageifisch
- Spanish
- Loro oscuro
- Filipino
- Loro, Luro, Lutiin, Mulmol
- French
- Kakatoi Brisant, Perroquet brun, Perroquet-daurade, Perroquet dorade, Poisson-perroquet Noir
- Japanese
- Buchibudai, ブチブダイ
- Thai
- ปลานกแก้วปากส้ม
- Simplified Chinese
- 蠔魚(雌), 青蠔魚, 青衫(雄), 頸斑鸚哥魚, 鸚哥, 黑鸚哥魚, 黑鸚嘴魚, 黑鹦嘴鱼
Other scientific names: Callyodon lineolabiatus, Callyodon madagascariensis, Callyodon maoricus, Callyodon niger, Callyodon nuchipunctatus, Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus, Pseudoscarus godeffroyi, Pseudoscarus madagascariensis, Scarus chadri, Scarus limbatus, Scarus lineolabiatus, Scarus makaravar, Scarus nigar, Scarus nuchipunctatus
Similar species
- Big Belly Parrotfish
Scarus forsteni
- Bridled parrotfish
Scarus frenatus
- Blue-barred parrotfish
Scarus ghobban
- Globehead parrotfish
Scarus globiceps
- Blue Parrotfish
Scarus oviceps
- Common parrotfish
Scarus psittacus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 4,491 open-data records from 1775 to 2023.
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