Viridescent parrotfish
Calotomus viridescens
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A parrotfish from the Red Sea, the Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago. It reaches 21 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Calotomus viridescens
- Family
- Scaridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scaridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Callyodon viridescens, Calotomus spinidens, Scarus viridescens
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–26 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 21 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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