Calotomus viridescens

viridescent parrotfish
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciforms
Family: Labridae
Genus: Calotomus
Species: C. viridescens
Binomial name
Calotomus viridescens
(Rüppell, 1835)
Synonyms[1]

Scarus viridescens Rüppell, 1835

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Calotomus viridescens". Iucnredlist.org. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calotomus viridescens.
Wikispecies has information related to: Calotomus viridescens