Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Bumphead Parrotfish
Bumphead Parrotfish
Scientific Name: Bolbometopon muricatum
Family: Scaridae
Category: Parrotfishes
Size: 1 to 4 ft. (30 to 120 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Polynesia, Australia

Fish
Parrotfishes & Wrasses
Parrotfishes

Bumphead Parrotfish

Stareye Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Blue Parrotfish

Queen Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Queen Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Midnight Parrotfish

Rainbow Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Rainbow Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Princess Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Princess Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Princess Parrotfish (Juvenile)

Striped Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Striped Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Palenose Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Regal Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Regal Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Yellowbar Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Redlip Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Redlip Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Blue-barred Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Swarthy Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Swarthy Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Stoplight Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Stoplight Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Stoplight Parrotfish (Juvenile)

Redband Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Redband Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Redband Parrotfish (Juvenile)

Yellowtail Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Redtail Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Redtail Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Greenblotch Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Greenblotch Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Spotted Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Spotted Parrotfish (Juvenile)

Bullethead Parrotfish (Initial Phase)

Bullethead Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Bleeker's Parrotfish (Terminal Phase)

Steephead Parrotfish

Wrasses

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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