The eclipse parrotfish (''Scarus russelii''), also known as Russell's parrotfish, is a
species of
parrotfish native to
Indian Ocean countries such as
Madagascar,
Seychelles, and
Mauritius to south
India,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
and
Thailand. They inhabit waters over rocky substrates at depths from . The maximum length is , and weight reaches .
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eclipse parrotfish
Fish of the Indian Ocean
Marine fish of East Africa
Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes
eclipse parrotfish
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