Galapagos Species Database
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Scarus rubroviolaceus
Loro bicolor, loro violáceo, Bicolor parrotfish
Size: Lenghts of at least 48 cm. Terminal phase green to blue-green; forebody often somewhat darker.
Habitat: Areas of coral reefs and rocky substrata; usually found in small numbers. Graze on attached algae.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Suborder
Labroidei
Family
Scaridae
Genus
Scarus
Species
rubroviolaceus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Callyodon africanus Smith, 1955, Callyodon jordani (Jenkins, 1901), Callyodon ruberrimus Jordan & Seale, 1906, Callyodon rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847), Margaritodon africanus (Smith, 1955), Pseudoscarus jordani Jenkins, 1901, Scarops rubroviolaceus (Bleeker, 1847), Scarus jordani (Jenkins, 1901), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Distribution: widespread Indo-Pacific species; in the eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to Costa Rica, and Cocos and Galapagos. Tropical Indo-Pacific. Central Gulf of California to Ecuador and all the offshore Islands.
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- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Scarus rubroviolaceus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7726. Accessed 30 October 2026.