Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Scaridae > Scarus > Scarus prasiognathos

Scarus prasiognathos (Singapore parrotfish; Ocean parrotfish; Green-throat parrotfish; Greenthroat parrotfish; Green-face parrotfish; Greencheek parrotfish; Dusky parrotfish; Blue-faced parrotfish; Parrotfish)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Scarus prasiognathos, commonly known as Singapore parrotfish, is a marine fish native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, where it lives in coral reefs. French naturalist Achille Valenciennes described the species in 1840. \n* immature juvenile \n* initial phase (female) \n* final phase (male)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0