Ember Parrotfish
(Scarus rubroviolaceus)
Other common names:
Redlip Parrotfish.
Identification:
Turquoise body with a green patch on the first half of the body.
Blue tail with pink to red lines. Long yellow dorsal fin with a green
edge.
Two pink to red markings under the mouth.
Temperature range:
21 - 30 Celsius (70 - 86 Fahrenheit).
Typical location:
Over and around seaward coral reefs.
Fishing methods:
Bottom fishing with live or dead crab over reefs.
Fighting characteristics:
A powerful beauty, but also a master in tangling or snagging the line.
Thai Fishing Guide's recommended hot spots
for catching Ember Parrotfish:
African Pompano
| Barracuda
| Barramundi
| Bonefish
| Cobia
| Coral Trout
| Dorado
Emperor - Longnose
| Emperor - Sweetlip
| Green Jobfish
| Grey Mullet
| Grouper - Honeycomb
Longtom
| Marlin - Black
| Marlin - Blue
| Parrotfish - Bridled
| Parrotfish - Daisy
Parrotfish - Dusky
| Parrotfish - Ember
| Peacock Rockcod
| Permit
| Queenfish
| Rainbow Runner
Red Snapper
| Sailfish - Pacific
| Seaperch - Checkered
| Seaperch - Maori
| Shark - Blacktip Reef
Shark - Bull
| Shark - Grey Reef
| Shark - Hammerhead
| Shark - Leopard
| Shark - Mako
Shark - Tiger
| Stingray - Black-Blotched
| Stingray - Blue-Spotted
| Tanguigue
| Tarpon
Threadfin Salmon
| Trevalley - Bigeye
| Trevalley - Bluefin
| Trevally - Giant
Trevally - Golden
| Triple Tail
| Tripletail Wrasse
| Tuna - Dogtooth
Tuna - Kawa Kawa
| Tuna - Longtail
| Tuna - Skipjack
| Tuna - Yellowfin
| Wahoo
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