Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Azure Parrotfish
Scarus compressus
Azure Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Scarus compressus
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Labridae (Family)
       └Scarinae (Subfamily)
        └Scarini (Tribe)
         └Scarus (Genus)
          └S. compressus (Species)

Parrotfishes & Wrasses
Parrotfishes

Azure Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Azure Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Blue-barred Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Bumphead Parrotfish

Redlip Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Redlip Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)



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