Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Scaridae Parrotfishes
Subfamily: Scarinae
Genus: Cetoscarus

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Photo by Moldzio, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829)

Photo by Photo by Moldzio, S.
 
Cetoscarus bicolor
[Bicolour parrotfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm SL
Cetoscarus ocellatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Cetoscarus ocellatus
[Spotted parrotfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cetoscarus bicolor Bicolour parrotfish Western Indian Ocean 50 SL 1829
Cetoscarus ocellatus Spotted parrotfish Indo-Pacific 80 SL 1840



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