Scarus russelii Eclipse parrotfish

Scarus russelii is commonly referred to as Eclipse parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended.

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

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lexID:: 3673
AphiaID:: 219135

Scientific:: Scarus russelii
German:: Papageifisch
English:: Eclipse Parrotfish

Category:: Poissons-Perroquet

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

Occurrence:: Arabian Sea, East Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Red Sea, Sri Lanka, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean
Size:: up to 20.08" (51 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Frozen Food (large sort)
Tank:: 1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)
Difficulty:: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-05-08 09:22:22
Last edit:: 2011-05-08 09:22:22

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Usually found on exposed outer reefs, sometimes in very shallow water. Juveniles occur among coral and rubble of lagoon reefs. Grazes on benthic algae. Generally solitary. Often in schools of mixed species when feeding. For more Infos click to the Link to FishBase.

Family: Scaridae (Parrotfishes),
subfamily: Scarinae
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

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FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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