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Purple-Brown Parrotfish (Scarus fuscopurpureus)
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Scarus fuscopurpureus

(Klunzinger, 1871)

Purple-Brown Parrotfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

2–20 m

Max size

38 cm

Diet

Grazing on aquatic plants

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Labridae

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Image: © Jean-Paul Boerekamps (CC0) · iNaturalist (CC0) · source