Labridae

marbled parrotfish

Leptoscarus vaigiensis

Fish Reaching Thirty Five Point Two Centimeters in Easter Island

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The marbled parrotfish (Leptoscarus vaigiensis), also known as the seagrass parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish, the only known member of the genus Leptoscarus. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution and is also found in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is a coastal species found in beds of sea grass and seaweed.