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[DOT CD03] Underwater - Queen Parrotfish, Scarus vetula
| Subject: | [DOT CD03] Underwater - Queen Parrotfish, Scarus vetula
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The queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is found on reefs in the tropical West Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Other common names include blownose, blue chub, blue parrotfish, blueman, joblin crow parrot, moontail, okra peji and slimy head. The young males and adult female queen parrotfish are a reddish-brown color, and quite different in appearance from the bluish-green color of the final phase male. This is a common species throughout its range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "least concern".
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Scarus
Species: Scarus vetula Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
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