Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

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) 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)
        └Hipposcarus (Genus)
         └H. longiceps (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278899🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102861🔗

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