Sealife guideThe rusty parrotfishScarus ferrugineus

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Rusty parrotfish
  • French name: Poisson perroquet rouille
  • Scientific name: Scarus ferrugineus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Family name: Scaridae
  • Order name: Perciformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
Within the same genus
Blue-barred parrotfish (Scarus ghobban)
Blue-barred parrotfish
(Scarus ghobban)
Ember parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus)
Ember parrotfish
(Scarus rubroviolaceus)
Blue parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus)
Blue parrotfish
(Scarus coeruleus)
Swarthy Parrotfish (Scarus niger)
Swarthy Parrotfish
(Scarus niger)
Midnight parrotfish (Scarus coelestinus)
Midnight parrotfish
(Scarus coelestinus)
Princess parrotfish (Scarus taeniopterus)
Princess parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
Queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula)
Queen parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
Within the same family
Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum)
Bumphead parrotfish
(Bolbometopon muricatum)
Stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride)
Stoplight parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
European parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)
European parrotfish
(Sparisoma cretense)
Redband parrotfish (Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
Redband parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
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Pajama cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera)
Pajama cardinalfish
(Sphaeramia nematoptera)
Valentin's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini)
Valentin's sharpnose puffer
(Canthigaster valentini)
Blue runner (Caranx crysos)
Blue runner
(Caranx crysos)
Axilspot hogfish (Bodianus axillaris)
Axilspot hogfish
(Bodianus axillaris)
Ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita)
Ribbon eel
(Rhinomuraena quaesita)
Vermiculated angelfish (Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus)
Vermiculated angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus)
Black-spot surgeonfish (Acanthurus bariene)
Black-spot surgeonfish
(Acanthurus bariene)
Banded messmate pipefish (Corythoichthys intestinalis)
Banded messmate pipefish
(Corythoichthys intestinalis)

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