Tricolour Parrotfish

Scarus tricolor

Terminal-Phase: Caudal fin with blueish base, green back edge and pink-coloured filaments. One green stripe above and below the eye.

Size : 55 cm

Habitat : Inhabits coral-rich lagoons and outer reef slopes, 5-40 m. Usually swims alone.

Distribution : East Africa to the Philippines, Palau, Line Islands and PNG.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Perciformes

FAMILY

:

Scaridae

GENUS

:

Scarus

SPECIES

:

Scarus tricolor

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner