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) 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. spinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276061🔗
iNaturalist ID: 112165🔗

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