Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Greensnout Parrotfish
Scarus spinus
Greensnout Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Scarus spinus
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 6-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Scarinae (Subfamily)
       └Scarini (Tribe)
        └Scarus (Genus)
         └S. spinus (Species)

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