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IllustrationRedbarred parrotfish
Scarus caudofasciatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Redbarred parrotfish
- Scientific
- Scarus caudofasciatus
- Dhivehi
- Landaa
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 50 cm (total length); max. published weight 1.6 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 8 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A parrotfish reaching about 50 cm; females have dark red bars on a pale body and males are greenish. It is solitary and wary on steep outer slopes.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives only the general name landaa. Parrotfish have been protected in the Maldives since 2020.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Scarus-caudofasciatus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7908&GenusName=Scarus&SpeciesName=cau
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Landaa' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.