Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Darkcapped Parrotfish - Initial Phase
Scarus oviceps
Darkcapped Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Scarus oviceps
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, 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. oviceps (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219111🔗
iNaturalist ID: 112155🔗

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