bluechin parrotfish

Scarus ghobban

Wrasse Reaching Seventy Five Centimeters

Blue
Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
South America
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

Scarus ghobban, also known as the blue-barred parrotfish, blue trim parrotfish, cream parrotfish, globe-headed parrotfish, green blotched parrotfish, yellow scale parrotfish, and bluechin parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Scaridae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Scarus
Maximum length: 75 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Algoa Bay, South Africa and Red Sea (Ref. 5490 ), Persian Gulf (Ref. 80050 ) to Rapa and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Perth, New South Wales. Likely in Seychelles (Ref. 1623 ). Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador (Ref. 5227 ). Lessepsian migrant to the Mediterranean. First of Family Scaridae (Ref. 45081 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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