Bicolour parrotfish female (Cetoscarus bicolor)

Bicolour parrotfish female (Cetoscarus bicolor)

Category Fishes
Maximum length 50 cm
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Scaridae
Genus Cetoscarus
Shoot place Gardens Bay
Shoot date 2018-10-07

Short description

 

 

 

   

   Females (Initial Phase) are dark purplish to reddish brown, peppered with black spots below, with a large pale yellowish area below the dorsal fin. Found only in the Red Sea.

 

 

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