Forsten's Parrotfish
Scarus forsteni
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Scaridae
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Scarus forsteni, commonly known as the whitespot parrotfish, or Forsten's parrotfish, is a marine fish native to tropical areas in the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs and feeds on benthic algae. S. forsteni are scrapers, meaning they use their specialized beak-like mouths to scrape algae and other biofilms off ocean surfaces.
Scarus forsteni es una especie de peces de la familia Scaridae en el orden de los Perciformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 55 cm de longitud total. Distribución geográfica Se encuentra desde la isla de Navidad hasta Pitcairn.
Distribution
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