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Dusky parrotfish
Scarus niger
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Dusky parrotfish
- Scientific
- Scarus niger
- Dhivehi
- Landaa
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 44 cm (total length); max. published weight 2 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A dark parrotfish; males are dusky green with a yellow-green spot behind the eye and red on the upper lip. It reaches about 44 cm and lives alone on coral-rich reefs.
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-niger.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5550&GenusName=Scarus&SpeciesName=nig
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:BuchiBD.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Landaa' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.