Scarus niger Dusky Parrotfish

Scarus niger is commonly referred to as Dusky Parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Gianemilio Rusconi, Italien

Foto: Port Ghalib, Ägypten

10.2010, 32 cm
Courtesy of the author Gianemilio Rusconi, Italien Copyright by Gianemilio Rusconi

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lexID:: 3675
AphiaID:: 219129

Scientific:: Scarus niger
German:: Schwarzer Papageifisch
English:: Dusky Parrotfish

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarus (Genus) > niger (Species)
Initial determination:: Forsskål, 1775

Occurrence:: Sudan, Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, China, Christmas Islands, Egypt, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Samoa, Somalia, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Yemen
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Algae zones, Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 44,4 cm
Weight:: 2 kg
Temperature:: 76.82 °F - 84.74 °F (24.9°C - 29.3°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Coral polyps = corallivorous
Tank:: 1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-05-08 10:08:07
Last edit:: 2026-02-24 09:20:31

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Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775

Inhabits coral-rich areas of clear lagoons, channels, and outer reef slopes. Lives generally solitary. Juveniles in small groups on algae and coral reefs inshore. Feeds on benthic algae.

Synonymised names
Callyodon lineolabiatus Fowler & Bean, 1928 · unaccepted
Callyodon madagascariensis (Steindachner, 1887) · unaccepted
Callyodon maoricus Jordan & Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Callyodon niger (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Callyodon nuchipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1840) · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus flavomarginatus Kner, 1865 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus godeffroyi Günther, 1909 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus madagascariensis Steindachner, 1887 · unaccepted
Pseudoscarus niger viridis Klunzinger, 1871 · unaccepted
Scarus chadri Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Scarus limbatus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Scarus lineolabiatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928) · unaccepted
Scarus makaravar Montrouzier, 1857 · unaccepted
Scarus nigar Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scarus nuchipunctatus Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

Foto: Dschidda, Saudi Arabien, Rotes Meer

Foto: Mac Reef, Lizard Island, Australien

Male

Foto: St. Joh's Reef, Rotes Meer, Ägypten

© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Scarus niger - Schwarzer Papageifisch (c) by Robert A. Patzner

Female

Foto: N jeddah, Saudi-Arabien, Rotes Meer

Initial phase

Commonly

Husbandry know-how of owners

Laggeman
@Laggeman

am 23.12.11#1

I have had this fish for a couple of weeks now and I must say it grows on me the more I look at it and the longer I keep it. It's a kind fish, not disturbing to any corals or fish, eating just about anything I put in the tank, flaskes, pellets and frozen live food.
It does swin about alot and should be given plenty of space as it grows.

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