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Scarus prasiognathos

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Scaridae

Genus
  
Scarus

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Scarus, Scarus oviceps, Tricolor Parrotfish, Scarus globiceps, Scarus forsteni

Green face parrotfish scarus prasiognathos


Scarus prasiognathos, commonly known as Singapore parrotfish, is a marine fish native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, where it lives in coral reefs.

French naturalist Achille Valenciennes described the species in 1840.

References

Scarus prasiognathos Wikipedia