Rusty parrotfish

Rusty parrotfish
Terminal phase
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Scarus
Species:
S. ferrugineus
Binomial name
Scarus ferrugineus
Forsskål, 1775
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Pseudoscarus augustinus Kossmann & Räuber, 1877
  • Scarus aeruginosus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Scarus caerulescens Valenciennes, 1840
  • Scarus marshalli Schultz, 1958

The rusty parrotfish (Scarus ferrugineus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish belonging to the family Scaridae. It is associated with reefs in the north western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.

  1. ^ Choat, J.H.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Russell, B.; Myers, R.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Scarus ferrugineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190759A17778209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190759A17778209.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fishbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).