Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Violetline Parrotfish
Scarus globiceps
Violetline Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Scarus globiceps
Size: Up to 11 in. (28 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, 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)
        └Scarus (Genus)
         └S. globiceps (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219104🔗
iNaturalist ID: 68029🔗

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