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Forsten's Parrotfish

Scarus forsteni

Classification

Family
Scaridae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 98United States of America · 41