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Yellow-tail parrotfish (Scarus hypselopterus)
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Yellow-tail parrotfish (Scarus hypselopterus) specimen
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Labridae

Yellow-tail parrotfish

Scarus hypselopterus

Elongated Wrasse from Indo Pacific

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Yellow-tail parrotfish is known from Indo-Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Family
Labridae
Genus
Scarus
Maximum length
31 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Moluccas in Indonesia, Philippines, Ryukyus in Japan and Palau.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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