| Ember parrotfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Scarus |
| Species: | S. rubroviolaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scarus rubroviolaceus | |
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The ember parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) 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[3] and the redlip parrotfish.[1]
The ember parrotfish is widespread and abundant. It has been found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with its range including Japan, eastern Africa, and the Hawaiian islands.[1]
The species is sexually dimorphic, with the males possessing a bright, greenish-blue color while the females are a duller brown.[4]
Diet includes aquatic plants and benthic algae, which they scrape off rocks using their beak.
The ember parrotfish is commercially fished, and can be kept in saltwater aquariums.[3]
The genus name, Scarus, comes from the Greek word "skaros", meaning "parrotfish".[3]
