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Indo-Pacific Bicolor Parrotfish

Cetoscarus ocellatus

Classification

Family
Scaridae

Cetoscarus ocellatus, commonly known as the spotted parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish belonging to the family Scaridae. Taxonomy This species was formerly considered to be the same species as Cetoscarus bicolor, which is otherwise restricted to the Red Sea; however, there are major morphological and molecular differences between the two species, so the IUCN Red List has recognized them as separate species since 2010. This species is sometimes known as the bicolour parrotfish, but this name also is applied to C.

Distribution

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France · 335United States of America · 28