FishverifiedLeast Concern

Scarus oviceps

Valenciennes, 1840

Blue Parrotfish

Also known as: Dark Capped Parrotfish, Egghead Parrotfish, Yellow-Barred Parrotfish, Darkcap Parrotfish

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–20 m

Max size

44.5 cm

Max weight

2.11 kg

Diet

Grazing on aquatic plants

Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Labridae

common

occasional

rare

Scarus schlegeli

Schlegel's Parrotfish

Oxycheilinus arenatus

Speckled Maori Wrasse

Cirrhilabrus jordani

Flame Wrasse

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

Deepwater Wrasse

Scarus perrico

Bumphead Parrotfish

Scarus flavipectoralis

King Parrotfish

Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia

Four-Lined Wrasse

Labrus merula

Brown Wrasse