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Candelamoa Parrotfish

Hipposcarus harid

Classification

Family
Scaridae

Hipposcarus harid, the Longnose parrotfish or Candelamoa parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae found on coral reefs of Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Distribution Hipposcarus harid is found in the western Indian Ocean from the Red Sea south to the Mozambique Channel, including Madagascar, the Seychelles and east to Sri Lanka, the Maldives and the Chagos Islands. Habitat and biology Hipposcarus harid occurs in coastal regions and is associated with coral reefs and reef flats.

Distribution

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