Scarus scaber Fivesaddle parrotfish

Scarus scaberis commonly referred to as Fivesaddle parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. A aquarium size of at least 6000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

Foto: Malediven

Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:: 9045
AphiaID:: 219114

Scientific:: Scarus scaber
German:: Fünfsattel-Papageifisch
English:: Fivesaddle Parrotfish

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > scaber (Species)
Initial determination:: Valenciennes, 1840

Occurrence:: Djibouti, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, China, East Africa, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean, Zanzibar
Sea depth:: 1 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 14.57" (37 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C)
Food:: Algae, Frozen Food (large sort)
Tank:: 1319.87 gal (~ 6000L)
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-12-17 08:06:15
Last edit:: 2020-12-11 19:45:50

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Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840
Fivesaddle parrotfish

Many thank to Jack Randall from Hawaiii, for Pesmisson for the wonderful Picture.

For more Infos click to the FishBase Link.
Inhabits shallow lagoon reefs, in areas with dense coral cover. Individuals in the initial phase form groups.
The fish feed on algae and coral branches/mounds in a depth of 20 meters, an ideal depth for divers.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarinae (Subfamily) > Scarus (Genus)

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FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Juvenile

Male

Copyright Dr. J. E. Randall, Foto: Seychellen, Männchen

Female

Copyright Gianemilio Rusconi, Foto: Kùda giri-Ari North, Malediven, 18cm, 2015,

Initial phase

Commonly

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