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Family Scaridae
INDO-PACIFIC
Scarus niger
SWARTHY PARROTFISH
Common on sheltered reefs & lagoons. Adults appear purplish-black underwater, with a neon green ear spot. Attains 14 inches. Red Sea to Okinawa, to the Tuamotus, excluding Hawai'i.