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Tricolour parrotfish (Scarus tricolor) - Initial Phase It is the bigger parrotfish on the left of the coral reef. Initial phase: upper half of body blackish with a bluish-purple sheen, shading on lower flank to blue-green and blue and to orange-yellow ventrally. Scale edges are blackish. Head and thorax blackish. Iris yellow to orange-yellow. Dental plates white. Dorsal fin blackish becoming greyish orange posteriorly. Anal fin orange. Pectoral fins with dark rays and pale membranes. Pelvic fins brownish to orange-brown or orange. Caudal fin orange-red.<br />
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Tricolour parrotfish (Scarus tricolor) - Initial Phase

It is the bigger parrotfish on the left of the coral reef. Initial phase: upper half of body blackish with a bluish-purple sheen, shading on lower flank to blue-green and blue and to orange-yellow ventrally. Scale edges are blackish. Head and thorax blackish. Iris yellow to orange-yellow. Dental plates white. Dorsal fin blackish becoming greyish orange posteriorly. Anal fin orange. Pectoral fins with dark rays and pale membranes. Pelvic fins brownish to orange-brown or orange. Caudal fin orange-red.
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The ''Scarus tricolor'', also known as the Tri-color Parrotfish is a member of the ''Scarus'' and ''Labridae'' family.

Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Jan 7, 2021. Captured Nov 3, 2019 05:07 in Indonesia.
  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm