Bicolour parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor) male

Bicolour parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor) male

Category Fishes
Maximum length 50 cm
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Scaridae
Genus Cetoscarus
Shoot place Marsa Bareika
Shoot date 2022-10-27

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   Males (terminal phase) are green, with pink spots on the head and anterior portion of the body above an orange line running from the mouth under the base of the pectoral fins to the anal fin, blending into the pink edges of the scales. The caudal and other fins have pink or orange stripes. They are found only in the Red Sea.

 

 

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