Scarus fuscopurpureus, common name purple-brown parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish. This species of parrotfish occurs in the western Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Persian Gulf.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Purple-brown Parrotfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Scarus psittacus
- Chlorurus capistratoides
- Scarus schlegeli
- Chlorurus frontalis
- Calotomus carolinus
- Scarus niger
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Labriformes
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Scarus
- Species
- Scarus fuscopurpureus
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