Tropical Reefs

Redlip Parrotfish

Scarus rubroviolaceus

Oahu, Hawaii

Initial Phase

Maui, Hawaii

Terminal Phase

Komodo, Indonesia

Initial Phase

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Terminal Phase

Palau

Initial Phase

Palau

Terminal Phase

Maui, Hawaii

Terminal Phase

Maui, Hawaii

Terminal Phase

Oahu, Hawaii

Initial Phase

Oahu, Hawaii

Initial Phase

Redlip Parrotfish

Also known as: Ember Parrotfish

Category: Parrotfishes

Scientific Name: Scarus rubroviolaceus

Size: Up to 27 in. (70 cm)

Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)

Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia

└Teleostei (Class) Teleosts

└Eupercaria (Order)

└Labridae (Family) Wrasses

└Scarinae (Subfamily) Parrotfishes

└Scarini (Tribe)

└Scarus (Genus)

└S. rubroviolaceus (Species)