Bicolor parrotfish
Scarus rubroviolaceus
- Usual depth5–21 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and August
- How commonCommon
About this species
The ember parrotfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is also known as the bicolor parrotfish and the redlip parrotfish.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ember parrotfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 279 records
- February: 901 records
- March: 975 records
- April: 1,751 records
- May: 938 records
- June: 795 records
- July: 874 records
- August: 1,076 records
- September: 971 records
- October: 755 records
- November: 303 records
- December: 27 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–21 m · Deepest record: 360 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bicolor parrotfish, Ember parrotfish, bicolor parrotfish, Black-veined Parrotfish, Black-veined Red Parrotfish, Blackvein Parrotfish, ember parrotfish, Half & half Parrotfish, Redlip Parrotfish
Names in 7 more languages
- German
- Nasenhöcker-Papageifisch
- Spanish
- Loro, loro bicolor, Loro Violáceo
- Filipino
- Isdang loro, Luro, Lutiin, Yapot
- French
- Perroque Lie-de-vin, Perroquet braisé, Perroquet lie-de-vin, Perroquet prairie, Perroquet Prairie, Perroquet Rouge-Violet, Perroquet Violet
- Japanese
- Naga-budai, Nagabudai, ナガブダイ
- Thai
- ปลานกแก้วหางยาว
- Simplified Chinese
- 紅海蜇(雌), 紅紫鸚哥魚, 紅紫鸚哥魚（鈍頭鸚哥魚）, 紅衣, 紅鸚哥, 紅黑落(雌), 鈍頭鸚嘴魚, 钝头鹦嘴鱼, 青衫(雄)
Other scientific names: Callyodon africanus, Callyodon jordani, Callyodon ruberrimus, Callyodon rubrovidaceus, Callyodon rubroviolaceus, Margaritodon africanus, Pseudoscarus jordani, Scarops jordani, Scarops rubroviolaceus, Scarus jordani
Similar species
- Big Belly Parrotfish
Scarus forsteni
- Bridled parrotfish
Scarus frenatus
- Blue-barred parrotfish
Scarus ghobban
- Globehead parrotfish
Scarus globiceps
- Dusky parrotfish
Scarus niger
- Blue Parrotfish
Scarus oviceps
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).
- 9,838 open-data records from 1847 to 2024.
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