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Quoy's parrotfish (Scarus quoyi)
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Quoy's parrotfish (Scarus quoyi) specimen
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Labridae

Quoy's parrotfish

Scarus quoyi

Forty Centimeters Wrasse of Western Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Scarus quoyi, commonly known as Quoy's or greenblotch parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs. The species can grow to a length of up to 40 cm.

Family
Labridae
Genus
Scarus
Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India to Vanuatu, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia; Palau (Belau) in Micronesia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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