Calotomus viridescens

Viridescent parrotfish
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]

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. 1 2 3 "Calotomus viridescens". Iucnredlist.org. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2015.


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