Yellowtail parrotfish
Scarus hypselopterus
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A parrotfish (Scarus). Near threatened.
- Scientific name
- Scarus hypselopterus
- Family
- Scaridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scaridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Callyodon javanicus, Callyodon ogos, Scarus hypseloterus, Scarus javanicus, Scarus moensi
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, Oceania
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 31 cm
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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