Tricolour parrotfish
Scarus tricolor
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A parrotfish widespread in the Indo-Pacific.
- Scientific name
- Scarus tricolor
- Family
- Scaridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scaridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Callyodon cyanognathus, Callyodon elerae, Callyodon latifasciatus, Callyodon lepidus, Callyodon mus, Callyodon pectoralis, Callyodon tricolor, Callyodon urbanus, Callyodon viridibusius, Scarus cyanognathos, Scarus cyanognathus, Scarus lepidus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 52.7 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Detritivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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