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Scarus forsteniScarus forsteni (Whitespot parrotfish; Tricolor parrotfish; Rainbow parrotfish; Princess parrotfish; Forsten's parrotfish; Forsten parrotfish; Big belly parrotfish)
Synonyms: Callyodon forsteni; Callyodon laxtoni; Pseudoscarus forsteni; Scarus forstenii; Scarus forsteri
Language: Agutaynen; Carolinian; Cebuano; Davawenyo; Fijian; French; Ilokano; Kiribati; Kuyunon; Mandarin Chinese; Niuean; Tagalog; Tahitian; Tuamotuan; Visayan; Waray-waray
Scarus forsteni, commonly known as whitespot parrotfish, is a marine fish native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs. |
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Pulu Keeling National Park |
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6469 |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via
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