Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Pacific Longnose Parrotfish
Hipposcarus longiceps
Pacific Longnose Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Hipposcarus longiceps
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)  
Depth: 6-120 ft. (2-37 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Scaridae (Family)
      └Scarinae (Subfamily)
       └Hipposcarus (Genus)

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