Location: Moorea, French Polynesia
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Scarinae (Subfamily)
└Scarini (Tribe)
└Scarus (Genus)
└S. oviceps (Species)
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