Spinytooth parrotfish
Calotomus spinidens
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A parrotfish from the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to Tonga, from seagrass and seaweed beds in bays and lagoons. It reaches 30 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Calotomus spinidens
- Family
- Scaridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scaridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Calatomus spinidens, Callyodon hypselosoma, Callyodon moluccensis, Callyodon spinidens, Callyodon viridescens, Callyodon waigiensis, Calotomus japonicus, Calotomus spindens, Calotomus spinidence, Cryptotomus spinidens, Leptoscarus moluccensis, Leptoscarus vaigiensis, Scarus spinidens
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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