longnose parrotfish

Hipposcarus harid

Seventy Five Centimeters Wrasse of Indonesian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Hipposcarus harid, the Longnose parrotfish or Candelamoa parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae found on coral reefs of Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Hipposcarus
Maximum length: 75 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea south to Mozambique Channel, including Madagascar and Seychelles and east to Sri Lanka, Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago. Occurrence in Java, Indonesia as reported by Ref. 9710 needs verification.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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