Calotomus viridescens
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.
Calotomus viridescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Scaridae |
Genus: | Calotomus |
Species: | C. viridescens |
Binomial name | |
Calotomus viridescens (Rüppell, 1835) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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References
- Russell, B.; Choat, J.H.; Clements, K.D.; et al. (2012). "Calotomus viridescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190689A17793547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190689A17793547.en. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Calotomus viridescens" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
External links
- Photos of Calotomus viridescens on Sealife Collection
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