HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesEmber parrotfish Ember parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) Scientific name: Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847 The Ember parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) is a marine fish of the family Scaridae. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Some geographical variations. Indonesia adults usually have darker front half that is defined into a broad pale band at night. Males develop a gibbus forehead.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameScarus rubroviolaceusFamilyScaridae (Parrotfishes)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length70.0Depth range1–36 m (3–118 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 36 mClimateTropicalDistributionIndo-Pacific: East Africa south to Durban, South Africa and east to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to Shark Bay, Western Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to the Galapagos Islands.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercialResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=20; K >0.30) More wrassesCommon parrotfishScarus psittacusDark capped parrotfishScarus ovicepsDusky parrotfishScarus nigerTan-faced parrotfishChlorurus frontalisBridled parrotfishScarus frenatusBicolour parrotfishCetoscarus bicolorSee all wrasses SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026