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Roundhead parrotfish
Scarus viridifucatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Roundhead parrotfish
- Scientific
- Scarus viridifucatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 45 cm (total length); max. published weight 6000 g
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A blunt-headed parrotfish reaching about 45 cm; males have a mostly green snout. It lives alone on shallow reef flats and reef fronts.
In the Maldives
Parrotfish have been protected in the Maldives since 2020.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Scarus-viridifucatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Scarus_viridifucatus.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.