Biology:Bluelip parrotfish
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Short description: Species of fish
Bluelip parrotfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Scaridae |
Genus: | Cryptotomus Cope, 1871 |
Species: | C. roseus
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Binomial name | |
Cryptotomus roseus Cope, 1871[2]
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Cryptotomus roseus, the bluelip parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. The bluelip parrotfish typically inhabits seagrass beds. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite.[2]
References
- ↑ Bertoncini, A.A.; Sampaio, C.L.S.; Rocha, L.A.; Ferreira, C.E.; Francini-Filho, R.; Moura, R.; Gaspar, A.L.; Feitosa, C. (2012). "Cryptotomus roseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T190757A17778589. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190757A17778589.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190757/17778589. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cryptotomus roseus Cope, 1871". Fishbase. https://www.fishbase.de/summary/3674.
Wikidata ☰ Q783446 entry
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