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Forsten's parrotfish (Scarus forsteni)
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Forsten's parrotfish (Scarus forsteni) specimen
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Labridae

Forsten's parrotfish

Scarus forsteni

Fish Reaching Fifty Five Centimeters in the Eastern Indian Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Forsten's parrotfish is known around Pacific Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 55 cm.

Family
Labridae
Genus
Scarus
Maximum length
55 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean (Ref. 30874 ) to the Pitcairn Group.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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