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Greenback Parrotfish

Scarus trispinosus

Classification

Family
Scaridae

Scarus is a genus of parrotfishes. With 52 currently recognised extant species, it is by far the largest parrotfish genus. The vast majority are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific, but a small number of species are found in the warmer parts of the eastern Pacific and the western Atlantic, with a single species, Scarus hoefleri in the eastern Atlantic.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 90