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Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus: Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Randall & Bruce.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 1 - 25 m (Ref. 52753). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: known only the Persian Gulf to the southern coast of Oman, but not common in the south.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 11441); peso máximo publicado: 1.5 kg (Ref. 3488)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Bruce, R.W. and J.E. Randall, 1984. Scaridae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. (Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51). volume 3. [var. pag.] FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3488)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 25 - 29.4, mean 27.6 °C (based on 156 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.12 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (93 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 69.1 [38.7, 178.2] mg/100g; Iron = 1.05 [0.59, 2.04] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [15.2, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.133 [0.072, 0.243] g/100g; Selenium = 32.1 [14.9, 69.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.7 [5.6, 60.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.26 [1.51, 3.49] mg/100g (wet weight);