Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spotted Parrotfish
Cetoscarus ocellatus
Spotted Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Cetoscarus ocellatus
Size: Up to 2.5 ft. (80 cm)  
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Scarinae (Subfamily) Parrotfishes
       └Scarini (Tribe)
        └Cetoscarus (Genus)
         └C. ocellatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712771🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97098🔗

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