Bicolour parrotfish
Cetoscarus bicolor
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A parrotfish endemic to the Red Sea, from lagoons and reefs down to 30 metres. It grazes algae. It reaches about 50 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Cetoscarus bicolor
- Family
- Scaridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scaridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Bolbometopon bicolor, Callyodon pulchellus, Cetoscarus bicolour, Cetoscarus pulchellus, Chlorurus bicolor, Chlorurus pulchellus, Pseudoscarus nigripinnis, Scarus bicolor, Scarus pulchellus
Origin
- Native region
- África, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 50 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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