Filament-finned parrotfish

Scarus altipinnis

Sixty Centimeters Wrasse of Western Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

Scarus altipinnis, the filament-finned parrotfish, high-fin parrotfish or mini-fin parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It occurs in the tropical and subtropical Western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Scarus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Ryukyu Island to the Line and Ducie Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands; throughout Micronesia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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