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Scarus ghobban
Scaridae [Parrotfishes]
24.4 cm [max to 90 cm]
7.5 cm
270 gm
Marine, brackish
Up to 3 - 36 m
Commercial fisheries; Commercial aquarium.
No, unlikely but found in nearby Malaysia.
Lagoons & seaward reefs. enter silty, mucky areas. Females prefer deeper habitat. Feeds by scraping algae from rocks & corals.
Dull orange/yellow with irregular vertical blue bars[usually 5 bars]. Distinctive blue on upp & lower edge of caudal fin Blue lines form the edge of dorsal & anal fins. May change to green on terminal phase. Dorsal spines:9, rays:10; Anal spines:3, rays:9.
