Biology:Calotomus viridescens
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Short description: Species of fish
| Calotomus viridescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Calotomus |
| Species: | C. viridescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Calotomus viridescens (Rüppell, 1835)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Calotomus viridescens, commonly known as the viridescent- or dotted parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish native to the waters of the Maldives and Red Sea, from the Gulf of Aqaba to south to the Chagos Archipelago.[1] It was described by the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell in 1835.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Russell, B.; Choat, J.H.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R.; Muljadi, A.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Pardede, S. et al. (2012). "Calotomus viridescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T190689A17793547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190689A17793547.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190689/17793547. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Calotomus viridescens" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
External links
- Photos of Calotomus viridescens on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2967145 entry

