Palenose Parrotfish

Scarus psittacus

Palenose Parrotfish — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Philippe Bourjon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
30 cm
Depth
0-30 m
Family
Scaridae

Scarus psittacus, the common parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. Other common names for this species include the palenose parrotfish, Batavian parrotfish and the rosy-cheek parrotfish. It has a wide distribution in the Indo-Pacific region where it is associated with coral reefs. This species is utilised as food. It is the type species of the genus Scarus.

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