Yellowfin parrotfish

Scarus flavipectoralis

Forty Centimeters Wrasse of Central Pacific

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Scarus flavipectoralis, the yellow-fin parrotfish, also known as the king parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish in the family Scaridae. It is found in the western Central Pacific from the Philippines east to the Solomon Islands, north to the Marshall Islands and south to Scott Reef and the Great Barrier Reef, it has also been recorded from Tonga.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Scarus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Philippines to the Solomon Islands, north to the Marshall Islands, south to Scott Reef and the Great Barrier Reef. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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