Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Singapore parrotfish
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Photo: David Starr Jordan / Alvin Seale / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (view on Wikimedia Commons)Historical illustration. Source: David Starr Jordan / Alvin Seale; Commons file: FMIB 39736 Callyodon prasiognathus (Cuvier & Valenciennes).jpeg

Singapore parrotfish

Scarus prasiognathos

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Singapore parrotfish
Scientific
Scarus prasiognathos
Dhivehi
Noo landaa
Group
Reef fish
Family
Scaridae (parrotfishes; now often placed in Labridae)
Maximum size
Up to about 70 cm (total length)
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 25 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009

Description

A large parrotfish; males are dark green with a brilliant green throat, and females are reddish brown. It reaches about 70 cm and often forms large schools on seaward slopes and reef flats.

In the Maldives

FishBase (Maldives) gives noo landaa. Parrotfish have been protected in the Maldives since 2020.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Noo landaa' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.