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Eclipse parrotfish
Scarus russelii
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Eclipse parrotfish
- Scientific
- Scarus russelii
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 51 cm (total length); max. published weight 1.1 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 6 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A parrotfish reaching about 51 cm; males are blue-green with a pale patch on the side, females brownish. It is wary and grazes over sand and rubble on shallow reefs.
In the Maldives
Parrotfish have been protected in the Maldives since 2020.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Scarus-russelii.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Scarus_russellii_Maldives.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.