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title: "Nasenhöcker-Papageifisch"
description: "Scarus rubroviolaceus — Fische. The ember parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/redlip-parrotfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nasenhöcker-Papageifisch

> Scarus rubroviolaceus — Fische. The ember parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae.

- Scientific name: *Scarus rubroviolaceus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 4433
- Wikidata: [Q1853893](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1853893)
- iNaturalist taxon: [83297](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83297)

## Names

- en: Redlip Parrotfish
- de: Nasenhöcker-Papageifisch
- es: Loro bicolor
- fr: Perroquet braisé
- nl: Neusbultpapegaaivis

## Countries with the most observations

US (1313), MX (354), MV (283), CR (226), ID (215), PA (202), EC (174), TH (150), AU (133), SC (92), ZA (90), TW (60)

## Summary

The ember parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is also known as the bicolor parrotfish and the redlip parrotfish.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ember_parrotfish

## Photo

![Nasenhöcker-Papageifisch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/redlip-parrotfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Trix Niernberger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149524123

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/redlip-parrotfish?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).