stareye parrotfish

Calotomus carolinus

Wrasse from Eastern Pacific

stareye parrotfish is known from Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Calotomus
Maximum length: 54 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific: widest ranging member of the genus, from East Africa to the Revillagigedo and Galapagos islands. Replaced by Calotomus viridescens in the Red Sea (Ref. 37816 ). Presence in Somalia to be confirmed (Ref. 30573 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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