Calotomus viridescens
| viridescent parrotfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciforms |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Calotomus |
| Species: | C. viridescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Calotomus viridescens (Rüppell, 1835) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Scarus viridescens Rüppell, 1835 | |
Calotomus viridescens, commonly known as the viridescent- or dotted parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish native to the waters of the Maldives, and Red Sea, from the Gulf of Aqaba to south to the Chagos Archipelago.[1] It was described by the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell in 1835.
References
- 1 2 3 "Calotomus viridescens". Iucnredlist.org. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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