Cetoscarus bicolor

Juvenile Cetoscarus bicolor

Cetoscarus bicolor
Terminal phase above, initial phase below
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Cetoscarus
Species:
C. bicolor
Binomial name
Cetoscarus bicolor
(Rüppell, 1829)
Synonyms[2]
  • Scarus bicolor Rüppell, 1829
  • Bolbometopon bicolor (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Chlorurus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829)
  • Scarus pulchellus Rüppell, 1835
  • Callyodon pulchellus (Rüppell, 1835)
  • Cetoscarus pulchellus (Rüppell, 1835)
  • Chlorurus pulchellus (Rüppell, 1835)
  • Pseudoscarus nigripinnis Günther, 1867

Cetoscarus bicolor, also known as the bicolour parrotfish or bumphead parrotfish, is a species of fish belonging to the family Scaridae. It is found only in the Red Sea. Being from the Scaridae family of huge, vividly colored fish, which is well known as a main contributor of marine ecosystems, especially coral reefs by maintaining them.

Species distribution of Cetoscarus bicolor

Visualization of where Cetoscarus bicolor is found.

(Bray, D.J. 2017)

  1. ^ Choat, J.H.; Russell, B.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Cetoscarus bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190690A17793737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190690A17793737.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cetoscarus bicolor". FishBase. March 2019 version.