Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Stareye Parrotfish
Calotomus carolinus
Stareye Parrotfish
Also known as: Carolines Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Calotomus carolinus
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)  
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, 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
       └Sparisomatini (Tribe)
        └Calotomus (Genus)
         └C. carolinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219076🔗
iNaturalist ID: 96498🔗

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