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Swarthy Parrotfish

කළු ගිරා මාළුවා கருமை கிளிமீன்

Scarus niger

Least concern

Swarthy Parrotfish
Xavier Romero-Frias · CC BY-SA 3.0

Overview

Scarus niger, common names the swarthy parrotfish, dusky parrotfish, and black parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish. It is found in Indo-West and Central Pacific, from the Red Sea, north to Japan,parts of Southeast Asia, south to Australia and east to French Polynesia. It is found in lagoons, channels and outer reefs slopes on the depths of 2 to 20 metres.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Scarus niger — CC BY-SA 4.0