Scarus scaber

Scarus scaber, the five-saddle parrotfish or dusky-capped parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to Indian Ocean.

Description

This species grows to a maximum 37 cm in length and 900 g in weight.

Distribution

This species is widely distributed in the Indian Ocean from western Thailand and northwest Indonesia in the east, and west to the coast of Africa.

Habitat

This species is either solitary, or forms small schools.