
East-Indies Parrotfish - Scarus hypselopterus
East-Indies Parrotfish - Scarus hypselopterus is also known as Yellow-tail Parrotfish. It is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List.
Adult's body are salmon to green-brown, green tail base and blue tail, green head with reddish worm markings radiating from eye and green stripe from eye to behind pectoral fin.
The picture shows a juvenile phase with its yellow tail.
Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
By Albert Kang
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Uploaded Jun 24, 2020. Captured Nov 13, 2019 09:20.